Professionalization of journalism won't help, we need to be open
The professionalization of journalism in Canada will do nothing to address the fundemental problem facing my profession – the public doesn’t trust us. In fact, it will worsen the crisis by increasing public distrust of “journalists” and producing a stigma about journalists – that we carry the stamp…
While Hamilton dithers, other cities release open data APIs
The good writers at ProgrammableWeb provide regular updates about new APIs on the web. Today, they note 35 new APIs including the following cities releasing APIs: City of Boston Citizen’s Connect API – allows citizens to report problems in their neighbourhood such as #pothole (potholes or road damage),…
Party politics at Hamilton City Hall
They don’t exist at present, but they could be on their way. In a departure from practice, Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina is using his office to support his provincial political party this election. From a Liberal party media event in front of the Hall to announcing a Liberal…
City Clerk responds to questions about FOI audit. (Follow-up to: You don't have a right to know)
Yesterday, in a post entitled “You don’t have a right to know”, I wrote about how the City of Hamilton responded to questions from the Newspapers Canada national FOI audit. The City of Hamilton did not look good in the report. I asked the City Clerk questions about…
City Clerk responds to questions about FOI audit. (Follow-up to: You don't have a right to know)
Yesterday, in a post entitled “You don’t have a right to know”, I wrote about how the City of Hamilton responded to questions from the Newspapers Canada national FOI audit. The City of Hamilton did not look good in the report. I asked the City Clerk questions about…
You don't have a right to know
Is the president and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation expensing taxpayers for muffins? Probably not. It doesn’t matter what he is or is not expensing to taxpayers – Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation isn’t required to act transparently and they have no intention of voluntarily providing information. Want to know…
You don't have a right to know
Is the president and CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation expensing taxpayers for muffins? Probably not. It doesn’t matter what he is or is not expensing to taxpayers – Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation isn’t required to act transparently and they have no intention of voluntarily providing information. Want to know…
Get out and vote: Hamilton area advance polls mapped
Do you know which local candidate or provincial party you plan to vote for? If so, do you know that you can vote today, tomorrow, and for the next week and a half? To make it even easier to vote, here’s a map of all the advance polls…
Full Audio: Anthony Marco's lovehate podcast 196: Of Wiki Bibles and Burning Beiber Books
[audio:http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/lovehate196.mp3|titles=Anthony Marco’s lovehate podcast 196: Of Wiki Bibles and Burning Beiber Books] The Ontario Liberal Party is demanding the NDP dump their candidate in Niagara West-Glanbrook for comments had made on his podcast claiming that Marco failed to condemn Nazism. Mr. Marco was discussing the Dove World Quran-burning…
Full Audio: Anthony Marco's lovehate podcast 196: Of Wiki Bibles and Burning Beiber Books
[audio:http://blog.joeycoleman.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/lovehate196.mp3|titles=Anthony Marco’s lovehate podcast 196: Of Wiki Bibles and Burning Beiber Books] The Ontario Liberal Party is demanding the NDP dump their candidate in Niagara West-Glanbrook for comments had made on his podcast claiming that Marco failed to condemn Nazism. Mr. Marco was discussing the Dove World Quran-burning…