Random Effect – I swear it's not a green screen
An outtake from my thank you video attempts. I swear it’s not a green screen.…
Support Independent Journalism in Hamilton
I’m a Hamiltonian who’s passionate about my city and journalism. I cover my city 24/7 because I love both. I’ve been a professional journalist for five years starting my career at Maclean’s. I’ve worked for The Globe and Mail and numerous other newspapers. For the past two years,…
City of Hamilton Neighbourhood Plans video
Video presented to Hamilton City Council on September 24, 2012…
Joey Coleman on Our City
Segment from the premier episode of Our City in which I announce my crowdfunding plans.…
Hamilton City Council GIC meeting for September 6, 2012
LIVE Note: This is an experiment in liveblogging using the WordPress platform. In theory, it will automatically update as I type. You will see my initial spelling errors and blemishes in real-time. City Council is meeting as General Issues Committee this morning. Items of note on the agenda:…
Surprises: Internships go the well-to-do and kids of the well-connected
Surprise! Unpaid internships go to well-off kids because they can afford to work them. Paid internships also go to the well-to-do because of their well-connected parents. Not to worry, nobody is addressing this crisis. As noted by the program, journalism is one of the worst professions for discrimination…
INFOSEC is important for journalists, Reuters shows why
Yet another journalism site is hacked and still we don’t discuss information security? Reuters has been hacked – yet again – for the third time this month. Another false story is published, but it doesn’t become widely spread. Why? People have learned to distrust sensational headlines published by…
Busted: WashPo reporter allowed college to alter story
Sadly, I’m not the slightest bit surprised to learn of a higher education reporter serving the interests of those they are covering instead of those who they are writing for. Daniel de Vise, a reporter for the Washington Post (which relies on Kaplan for revenue), allowed University of…