Category Archives: Media Relations

We are a quickly growing communications start up. Our team has nearly hit capacity. We’re very excited by several new projects and are looking for a strong content producer to help out. MediaStyle is partly-owned by each person who works here. We believe in sustainable staff growth and after three-months with us you would also be…
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Peter Raaymakers pointed me toward a National Post interview with the Father of the Todd Reynolds, the man behind the same-sex marriage comments on Uptown Sports Management Twitter feed yesterday. I wrote about it here. I’ll let this quote from Reynolds’ for itself: I don’t think that your opinion about gay marriage or sexual orientation…
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Time to add Uptown Sports Management to the list of people who shouldn’t be on Twitter. Behold, a series of Tweets that began at approximately 4:38 pm from their Twitter account, @uptownhockey: The handle “@uptownhockey” seems to be trending the most in Toronto, Vancouver, and Chicago according to Trendsmap. More on this tomorrow when their…
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URBANA is the annual housing rights fundraising event that has raised $80,000 for community programs that work toward preventing homelessness. This year, the event takes place at Orange Art Gallery in Hintonburg on April 21. The event runs from 6 to 9 pm, and tickets are on sale here for $85. Attendees will be treated…
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I’m excited to be heading over to Spin Kitchen & Bar tonight to watch the Federal Leaders Debate with the grassroots youth behind LeadNow.ca – I’ll be bringing along the camera and contributing to the Global National Live Blog while I’m at it. Before the debate I’m going to be hanging out with my good…
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Canada’s media is obsessed with social media. Most major outlets have run stories and articles on “Canada’s first social media election” – hyperbole to be sure – but it’s creating an awareness and pressure for candidates to interact. Here are some of the more interesting articles we found in the clippings: Election Ringside: OMG out…
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This Canadian election is going to be a knock down, drag ‘em out fight to the finish. We already see the Liberals framing the debate in ethical terms and trying to squeeze out New Democrats. As Jack Layton travels across the country he’ll present New Democrats as the most trustworthy and reasonable option. Conservatives will…
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Canada’s New Democrats kicked off their 2011 campaign in style at Ottawa’s famous Chateau Laurier. I’ll admit to feeling a little bit nostalgic as I saw all my colleagues and friends gearing up for the campaign. So, I took a bunch of photos. Plus, this gives me a chance to highlight our special election coverage…
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As the MediaStyle video team supported the iPolitics.ca journalists with production for Budget Day 2011 gathering stakeholder responses. Justin Van Leeuwen, one of Ottawa’s fastest up and coming photographers took on a unique project for iPolitics in the foyer of the House of Commons. This is over seven hours of media activity and hubbub on…
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Without one hell of an amazing Hail Mary pass Canada is headed to the polls. Yesterday, federal opposition parties outright rejected the Conservatives 2011 budget. The House is likely to fall on Thursday or Friday of this week – with an election on May 2 or 9. While I was camped out with the team…
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