10 - Wednesday, June 5, 1985 - North Shore News
inquiring
reporter

by
Barrett
Fisher

RS, television and radio are
businesses, but they are also vehicles te relay
| news and information to the public. Inquiring |
reporter asked the sebtc what they think of
the media, in general. Today‘s question is:

What do you think
about the media?

Terry McKenzie
Langley

I think the media is biased in |
the fact that they always
have to create an underdog,
whether it’s that way or not.

Jack Joliffe
North Vancouver

One of my biggest problems
with the media is some of
them don’t follow up on
stories they tell you about.
And they shouldn’t take po-
litical sides in a story. Politi-
mm cians can be wrong, but
4 what they say will be printed
§ anyways.

Karen Griffiths
| North Vancouver

71 think the media reports
things that are happening,
but I don’t think it’s always |
accurate, and it’s very sensa-
tional.

Craig McEwan
North Vancouver

I read the paper every day
and I think it’s okay.

| Sdamae Pearce
North Vancouver
News media is good — it's |
informative. I consider it
their job to be sensational,
but it’s not too much that
way. They seek the truth, the
facts. I think they should be
agressive, pushy — seeking
the truth instead of wishy
§ washy answers.

AL

Pacif

WEST VANCOUVER Sec-
ondary School is hoping to
set up a Pacific Rim Studies
program which will be open
to both high school students
and adults this fall.

By OLGA RUSKIN

Pacific Rim Studies has
been set up at West Van
Secondary to offer beginning
Japanese as a modern
language qualification for
high school graduation, and
additional courses on the

historical, geographical, cul-

Iknew itcan.”
_ Please give
Canadian

ic Rim studies
set up in West Van

tural and economic aspects
of Pacific Rim countries,
Such courses can count as
electives towards a student's
graduation.

Adults, however, who are
interested in learning Japa-
nese and knowing more
about Pacific Rim countries
can enrol as students in the
school, says principal John
Williams. The cost would be
minimal, possibly just a stu-
dent fee of around $14,

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Williams’ feels, though,
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