Argumentum ad antiquitatem
Argumentum ad antiquitatem
Argumentum ad antiquitatem
Journalism is a species of public relations
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats around my Twitter communities. It’s ambient in the sense that it’s pervasive, and also that we don’t have to follow an antagonist to see their tweets or have them engage us directly. It’s an ecology of violence. And misinformation….
… and then Turtle grabbed 2014 and dove down, down into the dark deep and we had all the feels and we whispered goodbye Turtle, goodbye 2014
I’ve become numb to racism in legacy media in Canada. But to see Canadaland unthinkingly repeat a racist trope angers …
Sometimes, public relations is more journalistic than “journalism
Liberty, privacy and security in the context of C-51. Many experts, including retired CSIS officials, have been vocal in their opposition. The BCCLA have argued that cannot be saved by amendments: https://bccla.org/2015/04/bill-c-51-submissions-redux/