Vancouver Sun managing editor Kirk LaPointe made the following observation on Twitter yesterday about Obamarama:

Twitter surly/superficial on Obama's Cdn visit, no better than msm. No access, period. News conf will be Twitter-better.

I later replied with the following:

Since Twitter is conversational, why wouldn't it lean more to entertainment than informational value?

He didn't deign to grant that observation the dignity of a reply, but personally, I would hope the MSM would be much better than Twitter.

There is a limit to how much quality observation you can expect from what can, at times, be an online cocktail party.

From The Globe and Mail:

Leonard Asper is scrambling to secure a financial lifeline for CanWest Global Communications Corp. before the end of the month to prevent his family-run media empire from sliding into bankruptcy protection.

Yet even if he is successful, the price of that lifeline could be steep. Some potential investors — including Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. — want to seize control of the company from the Asper family in exchange for any cash infusion.

At least one investor weighing a proposal said it would insist that Mr. Asper step aside as chief executive officer and that he and his siblings eliminate the dual-class share structure that gives them control of the company, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Officials at some of CanWest's main creditors believe that if the company cannot find access to hundreds of millions of dollars in new credit within the next few weeks, it could be forced to seek protection from lenders and restructure under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act. CanWest, which owes $3.9-billion, and its primary adviser, RBC Dominion Securities, have approached numerous institutional investors to gauge their interest in a deal.

Three men on trial for their support roles in the murder of crusading Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya have been acquitted by a jury.

An admitted catch-up post: On Tuesday, lawyers representing a number of media organizations tried to convince the Supreme Court of Canada that this country's libel and defamation laws are in serious need of updating.

My CTV.ca colleagues took a look at how the U.S. media handled their president's brief sojourn north of the border.

HL - U.S. media has mishaps, some fun with Obama visit:

Several U.S. journalists blogged about the trip to Ottawa.

Christina Bellantoni, a Washington Times reporter who travelled to Ottawa with the presidential press pool, wrote about her experience on micro-blogging website Twitter.

Among a few of her comments: "Eating croissant - definitely more delicious in Canada than the States" and "(White House) staffer to press as we arrive at Parliament: 'Okay, guys, don't embarrass our country.'"

To any U.S. (or other) journalistic colleague visiting Toronto, or even if you live here but you're looking for a good croissant, may I suggest the following:

• Clafouti - approx. Queen St. W. and Strachan Ave.
• Wagamama - King St. W. and Tecumseth
• Bonjour Brioche - Queen St. E. and DeGrassi St.
• Rahier - Bayview Ave. south of Eglinton Ave. E. (1586 Bayview Ave.)

Addendum

Globeandmail.com had a similar story this morning: 'How the U.S. media saw the visit to Canada'