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CBC Radio's The Current had a decent discussion this morning on covering Haiti. I'll try and make some notes when I get home tonight. Sometime later today, the show should have the audio posted (it ran in the second block after 9 a.m.).
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I just heard CBC Radio's Andy Barrie say this about the iPad: “I think this is going to be as important as Gutenberg. I really do.” That's quite a prediction! What do others say? Damon Kiesow, who blogs on mobile tech, has a great roundup of iPad reaction at Poynter Online. My shallow thoughts as I [...]
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MadTV played around with the idea of an iPad back in 2006: Myself, I was amused at how the Huffington Post played the story. I asked myself, “How would the HuffPo cover the end of the world?” I came up with this. Paul Wells, tweeting as @inklessPW, offering this bon mot: iPad pricing “starts” at $499. [...]
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From the Jan. 27 Barrie police blotter: Occurrence Type: Suspicious Person Occurrence #: BA10-003571 Date: 27Jan10 Details: During the mid day hour, reports of a male checking residences in the south east of Barrie was placed to the Barrie Police by local residents. Officers responded and arrived on scene, and located the male suspect as [...]
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