When critically considering a given piece of journalism, we might ask ourselves, was it informative? was it engaging? was it helpful? So it’s rather sad that others, when faced with criticism, are inclined to ask simply, was it legal?
The backwards bicycle is a hilarious and damning insight into the challenges of understanding and resisting deeply ingrained ways of thinking and doing…
Not my favourite news org.
These matching front pages are provocative. Advertising. Oi.
I like this handbook on ethics by NPR. I like the way it looks and the way it functions. I like the spirit of integrity that it…
“Lavish welfare state”? “Tantrum”? They claim to be “Canada’s National Magazine,” but it appears to be the magazine of Republicans.
One problem is the singular body type in these advertisements…
It’s always fun to try to do a quick social political assessment of the magazine covers in the check out line.
Okay. I’ve been very critical of journalists and newspapers that are getting it wrong on climate change: here and here and here. But you should know that I have moments of being more, well, sympathetic with the modern journalist. I also believe that healthy journalistic institutions are essential for a healthy democracy. But our democracy…
