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I reflexively retweeted this: globeandmail Canadians trust doctors less, journalists more: poll http://tgam.ca/BPxT And how much trust is that? What company are journalists keeping? From the Montreal Gazette story: Speaking of media, national trust in journalists increased by one per cent, to 32 per cent, placing reporters a notch below auto mechanics, but one above [...]
Tue, December 28 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Russell Williams – once an Air Force colonel, now a convicted murderer and sex offender – has been deemed Canada’s newsmaker of the year. However, the news managers who chose him many be confusing the news with the newsmaker.
Thu, December 23 2010 » Main Page, Media » 3 Comments
Globe and Mail TV critic John Doyle thinks he’s found a pattern at the CBC, with its tolerance of hockey commentator Don Cherry’s forays into politics and the right-wing tilt of business “dragon” Kevin O’Leary.
Tue, December 7 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, subject of the recent movie The Social Network, granted an interview to CBS’s 60 Minutes on Sunday. I saw it by watching the video posted at TheNextWeb. The occasion of the interview was to mark the launch of Facebook’s redesigned profile page.
Sun, December 5 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Steve Buttry of Washington’s TBD.com profiles Canadian Craig Silverman of Regret The Error fame — but also a man who has cobbled together a living wearing many hats simultaneously.
Sun, December 5 2010 » Main Page, Media » 4 Comments
CBC contributor Ira Basen had a major feature published in the Nov. 27 Globe and Mail about the growing power of algorithms in the human decision-making process. I pull out an excerpt that’s journalism-related:
Mon, November 29 2010 » Main Page, Media » 2 Comments
I can’t put my thumbnail thoughts about Ariana Huffington better than I did on Facebook: You gotta love a multimillionaire who has people working for her for free while she crusades about the decline of the U.S. middle class
Mon, November 29 2010 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
I’ve long been an admirer of both the speaking skills of France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy and his ability to put his foot deep up his own … you know. As a set-up, Sarkozy is alleged to have used illegal kickbacks from arms sales to Pakistan to fund a 1995 political campaign — an allegation Sarkozy strongly [...]
Wed, November 24 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Guardian editor in chief Alan Rusbridger got some significant retweet attention from the people I follow on Twitter about his article on why Twitter matters for media organizations. He lists 15 things that Twitter does really well. I quibble with some of his points (updated Nov. 23).
Sat, November 20 2010 » Main Page, Media » 3 Comments
The U.S.-based Project for Excellence in Journalism’s New Media Index for Nov. 8-12 found global warming to be a top-five topic among U.S. bloggers. This is the 10th time that has happened since the index began in January 2009, but the twist this time is that it is global warming believers baying the loudest:
Fri, November 19 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
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