Media, design & epistemology
Thinking a lot these days about public discourse.
On my view, journalism is a species of public relations.
Science, arts, libraries, stories, and journalism are all really important.
This is my personal blog. I can be a bit of a skeptic. I’m interested in media, public discourse, PR, journalism, philosophy, science. Politics.
I’ve been experimenting with private blogs, team blogs, internal blogs, and micro blogs, lately.
At work
Professionally, I do brand development, graphic design, illustration, document layout, and communications at Pink Sheep Media .
Writing
Here’s a list of posts about journalism, epistemology, and design.
dispatches from my personal blog
Code Switch is a great NPR podcast.1 I recently re-listened to an episode they first published in 2016 which…
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a story. Headlines frame…
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played hockey. And my…
I like to imagine different metaphors for journalism. Consider that the press is a giant inertia machine, for example.1…
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ journalists also are…
Misinformation is a big deal. Hate online is a big deal. And as the public catches up to their…
I like Maclean’s about as much as I like the National Post. They’re rightwing, partisan, and legacy. On my…
When I was growing up I was bad with context. Super bad. My young logic-oriented self just did not…
If news orgs are serious about being good partners in mitigating misinformation, they need to link meaningfully to relevant…
But here’s an old idea: what if dominant journalism, by and large and in the long run, is actually…
I campaigned during the first and second referendums we had here in BC regarding proportional representation. We won the…
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public interest…
The Supreme Court of Canada, happily, was not moved by Trinity Western University’s claims that they weren’t hurting gay…
On my view the news media in Canada have, by and large and in the long run, misrepresented the…
If you read Canadian journalists on the topic, you might not understand that jihad has some very nice meanings.…
A good theory of journalism helps us understand what media are not journalistic. And, equally important, a theory helps…