A few free tools for audio and video stuff
Once in a while I have to work with video or audio recordings. Or sometimes I…
Reality testing: measuring the long term impact of journalism
When Margaret Wente was getting busted repeatedly for plagiarizing, her publisher, The Globe and Mail, more…
Cognition trick: the Google Effect
We’ve developed a habit of forgetting, or declining to remember, the information that is readily available…
The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with…
Want to check out this …
Want to check out this python monitoring system sometime: https://freedif.org/glances-detailed-but-intuitive-system-monitoring-tool
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ…
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…
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…