After 10 months, millions of dollars in losses and a bundle of crushed dreams later, an audacious experiment in online journalism is coming to a close. A look at why Kelowna.com failed by someone who was on the inside.
Author: Adrian Nieoczym
I'm a betwixt and between journalist living in the Okanagan. It feels like at any moment, either my location or my career -or both- could suddenly be subject to change. Unfortunately, the latest round of CBC cuts has eliminated my associate producer job in the public broadcaster's Kelowna bureau, and cast me adrift once again in search of my next career move.
I've been a journalist for eight years now. The last four were spent at CBC, where I became a radio jack-of-all-trades, working on the Kelowna bureau's two current affairs shows, Daybreak South and Radio West. Before that I spent over a year as a regular freelance contributor to the Globe and Mail; worked as a local government reporter for a short-lived news website called Kelowna.com; wrote about politics in the B.C. Interior for The Tyee; spent two years as a reporter at the Kelowna Capital News community newspaper, and covered junior hockey for Hockey Now magazine.
Right now I am on the hunt for leads, be they for good stories or good opportunities. If you've got one, please send it my way.
Conservatives enact plan to reduce Quebec’s influence
By Adrian Nieoczym adrian@nieoview.com So Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has decided to add 30 seats to the House of Commons. If the proposed change passes –and it… Read more “Conservatives enact plan to reduce Quebec’s influence”
Taxation without taxes
The B.C and Canadian governments certainly don’t like raising taxes but that doesn’t mean they haven’t lost their appetite for our money. They just find ways of… Read more “Taxation without taxes”
Red Wings visit Kelowna, draw a crowd, go snowmobiling
Kelowna got to have a little love-in with the Detroit Red Wings this morning. The NHL team, three points up on the Calgary Flames for the final… Read more “Red Wings visit Kelowna, draw a crowd, go snowmobiling”
Kelowna Rockets looking good heading into the playoffs
I may have lost my job at Kelowna.com but I’m still working, at least a little bit. This is my third season covering Kelowna’s Major Junior hockey… Read more “Kelowna Rockets looking good heading into the playoffs”
Kelowna council takes its first bite into the CD-21 zone
I’m a bit of a geek so I went to this morning’s city council meeting to find out what’s going on with the CD-21 zone. It turned… Read more “Kelowna council takes its first bite into the CD-21 zone”
Let Kelowna’s CD-21 games begin
On Monday Kelowna city council will begin unravelling a plan to redevelop downtown that a few weeks ago was only one stitch away from completion. And depending… Read more “Let Kelowna’s CD-21 games begin”
Olympic crap
The above picture, believe it or not, is actually a USB memory stick. This cute piece of swag, fashioned out of rubber to look like a two-man… Read more “Olympic crap”
Oh Canada! What a rush!
What a blast. I have to admit, after years of being a cranky pants when it came to anything to do with the Olympics, once the party… Read more “Oh Canada! What a rush!”
My last days at Kelowna.com
It turns out my final Kelowna.com story was about Lunar New Year at a Buddhist temple here in town. Less than an hour after I posted this… Read more “My last days at Kelowna.com”
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