Unpublishing an #abvote column gets noticed
National Post columnist Andrew Coyne had a pre-written column about the Alberta election, one that turned out to be wildly at odds with the final result. It was un-published.
Wed, April 25 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Mayor Ford’s KFC meal
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English has thrown quite the hissy fit over her paper’s story about Mayor Rob Ford being caught exiting a KFC outlet with the dirty bird in hand. Before I go much further, you can see the video and read the April 18 story: Laughing woman stands by Rob Ford KFC [...]
Fri, April 20 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Wanna get embed with the RCMP?
The RCMP in British Columbia are offering some enterprising reporter a chance to follow an investigation from the inside.
Thu, April 19 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Post-Prozac Nation
Mungo was kind enough to send me a link to Post-Prozac Nation: The science and history of treating depression, a New York Times Magazine article. Here’s a tiny sample to whet your interest: Is the “serotonin hypothesis” of depression really dead? Have we spent nearly 40 years heading down one path only to find ourselves [...]
Thu, April 19 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Canada’s Charter at 30 – Some FOE greatest hits
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. For journalists, the big section is 2(b): “Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression (FOE – Bill D.), including freedom of the press and other media of communication.” Here are some of the key rulings on the Charter and freedom-of-the-press issues (special thanks [...]
Tue, April 17 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
One problem with the Guardian
The Guardian is an excellent newspaper that’s trying many innovations. One impetus for its risk-taking might be that the organization will run out of money if losses continue at their current pace.
Sat, April 14 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Ben Huh and The Moby Dick Project
If you’re interested in future journalism, particularly the ‘open’ model, check out the Moby Dick Project sometime. It poses this question: Why are we still consuming the news like it’s 1899? That links to a May 23, 2011 blog post by Ben Huh of I Can Has Cheezburger fame.
Sat, April 14 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Open journalism the Guardian way
Here is a ‘Storified’ collection of tweets from Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger setting out operating principles for the practice of “open journalism.”
Thu, April 12 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Facebook and its frictionless eavesdropping
Ivor Tossell turned his gimlet eye to the topic of Facebook’s frictionless sharing, one more step to have everyone operating completely stripped of privacy in its sphere.
Wed, April 11 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
CBC News closes foreign bureaus, kills two shows
CBC staff got more grim details today about the extent of cutbacks at the public broadcaster. I “storified” some reaction.