On Facts and Frictions – the new Canadian Journalism Journal
Canada’s journalism schools have come together to launch a new publication. Facts and Frictions’ title “reflects our mission to publish rigorous, well-documented research (facts) that invites debate and discussion from multiple perspectives (frictions),” writes editor-in-chief Patricia W. Elliott. It is a promising publication, one which I hope follows…
Cafes as Workspaces during the Not Quite Post-COVID Time
Working from home all the time is not enjoyable, I need to get out of my home office and type in a different environment. I am not alone. Today, every table at Hamilton’s downtown coffee shops was taken by someone working on a laptop. One person, taking up…
The December 2019 Flu Debate
In mid-December 2019, I experienced terrible flu symptoms. My fever was bordering on needing to visit an urgent care centre, my smartwatch recorded an average heart rate of just over 130 beats per minute (my resting average is 68 bpm), and I slept for nearly the entire day.…
Multi-Ball VIII – November 13, 2021
Propublica looks into St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and finds it is not living up to the mission of its fundraising statements. Equally concerning is that St. Jude’s is fundraising in regions of the United States where they do not treat children, taking funds which local children’s hospitals could…
Multi-Ball VII – November 06, 2021
Readings and thoughts on a Saturday morning. New York Times Adds 455,000 Subscriptions in Third Quarter – I have a subscription to the NYT. No other publication covers such a breadth of topics at such high quality. I do wish the NYT’s would expand their Canadian coverage. Licensed…
Chattanooga Times Moving to Digital Format, Buying Subscribers iPads
A local newspaper in Tennessee is following its sister paper in going fully digital by ending its daily print edition in favour of digital editions while retaining the Sunday print edition. A couple of key points from the article for other local newspapers to keep in mind: Journalism…
Link: A Columnists on Columns
The Guardian’s Hadley Freeman is ending her time as a columnist and takes time in her final column to discuss her career and being a columnist. A couple things stand out for me: “Here’s a funny thing: I can’t recall a single day – and there were thousands…
Toronto With Some People Again
Walking down the escalator to the subway platform I noticed something different this morning, there were people waiting for the next train. I had to stand find a six foot separated spot to stand, the first time I needed to during this pandemic. What a change from mid-May…
Insightful NP Column Talking with PPC members on Why They Joined
Election polling is showing the People’s Party of Canada growing in support. Why is this and what does it mean for the future of Canada’s political landscape? These questions will be explored in the coming weeks, I am hearing of work being done by national journalists and academics…
9/11 – Twenty Years Later, My Reflections of the Day
Twenty years later, what memories have stuck with me of the day war came to North America? Unexpectedly, the initial shock is not a primary memory. Of course I remember being momentarily frozen, then hectically scrambling to get to the Hamilton armoury. The eyes of an older woman…