Fred Vallance-Jones

Assoc Prof & Director @kingsjournalism. Dad, husband and pet parent. Love to walk, x/c ski, cycle and stand on a beach taking in the stars.

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[David Pugliese @davidpugliese]

My latest article..Unprecedented level of secrecy surrounds costs and work on $80B warship project https://t.co/V20ziwkUjP via @ottawacitizen

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

I have this image of the secretary standing on the border, sheaf of paper in his hand, sweeping it back and forth. Spelling is important.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

Thanks to Peter Mansbridge for his generous commitment to the next generation of investigative journalists with endowed awards at @ukings, @JSchool_CU and @UBCJournalism. We are deeply grateful and excited for the careers this will spark.

[Bill Lahey (he/him) @billlaheykings]

Thank you for this visionary encouragement to the next generation of investigative reporters & writers who are doing award winning work @ukings - Peter Mansbridge Creates Award for Investigative Journalism and Writing at King’s https://t.co/oee40Wh33A

[Bill Lahey (he/him) @billlaheykings]

Thank you for this visionary encouragement to the next generation of investigative reporters & writers who are doing award winning work @ukings - Peter Mansbridge Creates Award for Investigative Journalism and Writing at King’s https://t.co/oee40Wh33A

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@RhondaBrown5 Be safe

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@billlaheykings @ukings @CPAWSnovascotia @NSwilderness A fine looking crew on a fine day. Recovering from a virus, but hoping for next year.

[Dean Beeby @DeanBeeby]

Seymour Hersh's new book 'Reporter: A Memoir' is a truly inspiring chronicle of investigative reporting in this troubled time for news media. Chapt. 9 'Finding Calley' should be required reading at every J-school. https://t.co/54aP8FQXCV

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@JamesGIS @Tim_Bousquet The dashboard has never had a download option, as far as I know. When they went to weekly reports, the stats provided were cut back, even if some more detail was provided in epidemiologic summaries in pdf form. Now, we go to monthly reports, with the dashboard updated weekly.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@JamesGIS @Tim_Bousquet Data dissemination seems to be the issue here. Nova Scotia was never the best at this, TBH, even at the height of COVID. Release was restricted in many ways (e.g. massive geographies) and cross referencing of variables was difficult if not impossible.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@LynnDenault Oh, and you can have a round trip on one fare, with a transfer.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

This experience never gets old.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@LynnDenault There is a cross-harbour ferry between Halifax and Dartmouth, part of the transit system. You get the best views of the city, and on a mild summer evening it's 12 minutes of bliss.

[Costas Halavrezos @CWNH]

John Dean, bookended by Woodward & Bernstein. What a long, strange trip it's been.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@TerryCookeHCF @HamCommFdn It’s a great program. And there are lots of great choices for the rest of her degree.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@TerryCookeHCF @HamCommFdn Give me some warning and I'll definitely make time. I'm excited a Cooke is coming to King's! What will they be studying?

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

@RetroCanada Well, that's the idea. One can argue over exemptions, but the default being public is the principle. I'd be happy to just get somewhere closer to ideal. I think governments have decided this does them little real political damage, and they act accordingly.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

I don't think it would be overstating it to say that in practical terms, the access-to-information regime is near collapse. I am coming around to the view that a complete overhaul is the only solution.

[Tom Cardoso @tom_cardoso]

The Office of the Information Commissioner fielded a record number of access-to-information complaints last year, despite years of promises from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reform the system. #cdnati #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
https://t.co/BoDcn0Q7yr

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

I know something like this has 0 chance of happening, and I am sure the practical details would be challenging. But something has to happen. The current situation is untenable in a democracy.

[Fred Vallance-Jones @Fvjones]

I teach my students how to use ATIP and many ask why they would bother. I don't blame them, when some requests can take years to complete (I know this from the 2017 News Media Canada FOI audit, that still had letters trickling in in 2021) and even the most basic may take months.