Library Holds: Glad I Didn't Write That
There are times when I’m grateful I didn’t actually publish a thought. When the Hamilton Public Library increased the number of holds a patron could have to 75, I thought, who could possibly have 75 holds? I now do.…
Joey's Daily Readings for February 12, 2017
My Daily* sharing of links from across the WWW. The power of the press can’t hold populism down, Peter Preston, The Guardian – he’s right, the world is happening despite mainstream media positions. The media wants to defend their sources in government, and people want to replace failed…
I Don't Take Free Work – Journalism is Valuable
I do not take free journalism from others, it’s contrary to my personal belief in the value of a person’s labour. Many “new” “journalism” outlets are based upon a model of publishing the free work of others, aggregation of others original content, clickbait, and worst – exploitation of…
The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End
I familiar with the Western European history of the period between the First World War and the Second World War, this book focuses on how the conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in the remnants of the Ottoman Empire did not end with the Armistice.…
Shopping for Votes: How Politicians Choose Us and We Choose Them
ReadingAvailable at the Hamilton Public Library…
Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day
The unbelievable and true story of Juan Pujol, the double-agent known as Agent Garbo who played a key role in the successful deception operation that tied up Nazi forces at Pal de Calais during the Normandy Invasion and played a key role in the Western Allies victory against…
The Death and Life of American Journalism
Essential reading for anyone who wants to dig beyond the usual narrative that the Internet is to blame for all that woes journalism.I purchased this 2010 book after listening to an insightful discussion on Radio Open Source. The book looks at the decline of newspapers prior to the…
Website Credits
My personal website uses open source software including: CMS: Ghost Blog Theme: Modification of Todd Birchard’s Stockholm Theme Hosting: OpalStack Coding Editors: [Brackets] & Sublime Text 3. (Sublime Text is primarily used by me for drafting posts) Office: I rent at The Seedworks in Downtown Hamilton Internet: The…
Joey's Daily Reading List for February 7, 2017
My not-so-daily list of readings from across the WWW. In no particular order: Fake news is a red herring – a great read from Ethan Zuckerman, director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, published by Deutsche Welle.…
Writing a Chapter for a Book For Possible Publication in Q4 2018
Today’s been a productive day of writing the draft of a chapter I’m contributing to a book proposal. I’m not sure what I’m able to reveal, so I’m going to avoid revealing more than that I’m not in a leadership role on this project, and I’m only contributing…