Town and city icons
I have a soft spot for small town icons. Not icons as in famous people. Icons as in big things.
Vicwest caterpillar, a springtime phenomenon
Some years we have more. Some years we have less.
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
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…
Idea: Journalism is a convenience store
I like to imagine different metaphors for journalism. Consider that the press is a giant inertia…
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Guidelines on using a pie chart
This is a question that comes up from time to time regarding knowledge transfer in reports…