White supremacy, doing journalism, and the explanatory comma
This particular Code Switch episode on the explanatory comma is itself a kind of extended explanatory…
Hello Autumn; cat neighbours
Hi neighbour. Hello Autumn. #StellaAndBunny #CatsOfVicwest #StellaTheCat
Paul Wells, conservatism, satire, and Maclean’s footprint
I like Maclean’s about as much as I like the National Post. They’re rightwing, partisan, and…
Journalism is a variety of public relations
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations…
Tsleil-Waututh Nation versus Bill Morneau, the duty to consult, and the public interest
Say it with me. The duty to consult Indigenous people does not conflict with the public…
The dominant press is a giant inertia machine
But here’s an old idea: what if dominant journalism, by and large and in the long…
Guidelines on using a pie chart
This is a question that comes up from time to time regarding knowledge transfer in reports…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…