Aren't You a Bit Old to Be in This Class?
I continue to work on some posts for the coming weeks to encourage journalists to apply to be a Fellow-at-Large of the University of Toronto and Southam Fellow at Massey College. The tags for these posts is: Southam Fellowship “Aren’t you a bit old to be in this…
On Yahoo!, News, and Buying
Yahoo! is purchasing the technology behind the Artifact app. Om Malik provides an insightful commentary here: Why Yahoo bought Artifact’s leftovers “Legacy services (like Yahoo) must realize that they must evolve beyond their traditional information systems, that were predominantly subject- or tag-based, to be relevant. They need information…
Time to Refresh and Re-Read Lippmann
An academic symposium paper inspires me to read more of Walter Lippmann's works this summer.…
When Sunday Newspapers Were Fined for Violating the Lord’s Day Act
The Toronto World newspaper decided to publish and sell an “extra edition” on Sunday, May 2, 1915. Two weeks later, the newspaper company was brought in front of a Toronto court for violating the Lord’s Day Act “for carrying on business on a Sunday.” The magistrate ruled that…
Data Privacy and Google Location History
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Orin S. Kerr explains the legal implications of Google’s decision to store Maps’ location history on local devices. The company will no longer have custody of people’s opt-in location history data, and therefore, cannot be subject to geofence warrants. “If Google doesn’t keep…
Multi-Ball XXII – December 10, 2023
A short link (one link) blog today as I keep busy working on many things. I am happy to share that I found meaningful Christmas gifts for a few very important people in my life. NonProfit Newsrooms Hiring Editorial Cartoonists Editorial cartoons are an artform and distinguish serious…
Multi-Ball XXI – December 7, 2023
A linkblog Richard J. Tofel: Let’s Stop Trying to Hold Back the Future in News — An interesting and good argument for more change in news practices. Adoption of TikTok and AI feature in this newsletter. On legacy newspapers: I am seeing signs that people who should be…
Last Christmas (2019 Movie)
The movie showed up in my recommendations for some reason. I honestly do not know. I have not watched any related movies. Looking at the cast, I saw Michelle Yeoh as “Santa” and was intrigued. The disparity between poor critic reviews, and high viewer approval peaked my interest.…
Regulating the Internet, Pissing Away Political Capital
Polling numbers are showing the federal Liberal government is losing public support. There are many reasons for this, I’m going to focus upon the impacts of the Liberal decision to expand internet regulations to support legacy media companies. The Online Streaming Act (aka Bill C-11) and the Online…
Multi-Ball XX – August 25, 2023
A linkblog Toronto is home to the world’s largest lake-powered cooling system. Here’s how it works. A fascinating infographic-driven look at how Toronto’s downtown core is cooled by water from Lake Ontario, saying 90,000 mega-watt hours of electricity each year. Can democracies afford incompetent leaders? The case for…
Multi-Ball XIX – August 04, 2023
A linkblog The Nation: The Case for More Strikes – a short essay on how The Teamsters’ won a good contract with UPS and how other unions can win good deals for workers. Pittsburgh laments The Incline’s descent – another news startup closes shop. This one had high-profile…