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…
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played…
Trudi Lynn Smith is the best
Sunday was coffee with a luminous being studying to be an even more powerful jedi. Art…
Archiving and curation
When we stare at paradoxes long enough, they can sometimes lose their mystery. When this happens…
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…
Hyperlinking in Canadian journalism (Case study, IPBES report)
If news orgs are serious about being good partners in mitigating misinformation, they need to link…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…