Joey's Reading List for January 18, 2017
My daily sharing of articles I’ve read that may be of interest to you I’m starting off with one link, it’s a full day of City Hall meetings, then Library Board in the evening, so I may not have an opportunity to read much today. In no particular…
O'Leary's Facebook Live Announcement Before Media Announcement: Smart Play
Kevin O’Leary’s decision to go live on Facebook to "talk to YOU, the Canadians I’m fighting for" was strategically smart. Also going live on Facebook before speaking to the media lets him define his reality. He’s positioning himself to run against the media and politicians, both groups of…
Photo-Journalism is an Important Means of Conveying Information
Another thoughts on journalism post Photo-journalism is an endangered form of effectively communicating information. It’s a very important form, and the decline of which will lead to a further decline in journalism as a whole. Photojournalism is one of the reasons I still enjoy reading my local print…
Joey's Reading List for January 17, 2017
A daily list of readings I’m sharing with you In no particular order. Trump is Making Journalism Great Again – Jack Shafer of Politico says Trump removing of media access could make journalism great again. "In his own way, Trump has set us free. Reporters must treat Inauguration…
The Camera May Be Pointed at The Politicians, But it is Really Pointed at Me
The video camera I bring into public meetings isn’t about the politicians, it’s about me. Let me explain, before you dismiss me as a narcissist. The camera holds me to account, it makes my journalism better – not only because I can look at the tape and make…
If @HSR or @Media371 Get Struck by a Car
The City employee managing the @HSR twitter account lives in my neighbourhood. Tonight, him and his spouse were out walking the dog. We got to chatting, and he almost walked into traffic in a moment of confusion. (I’ve walked into traffic by mistake a few times) I joked…
Joey's Readings for January 16 2017
Selection of articles I’ve read that I’m sharing with you. In no particular order. Barbara Raue’s Mount Forest picks – my friend’s mother is blogging in retirement and recently visited Mount Forest, Ontario. She’s pick five examples of the town’s architecture.I’m fond of Mount Forest, but never spent…
Joey's Reading for January 15, 2017
I have too many books out from the Hamilton Public Library at this time, and this means my online reading is getting scaled back. Here’s some of my more interesting online readings of the best few days. John Yemma of the Christian Science Monitor is always a good…
The Army, Toronto Snow, and a Basic Training Joke
The Toronto Star ran a 18-year anniversary of Mel Lastman calling in the army to shovel snow story this weekend. While I’d generally not link to a 18-year anniversary filler/clicky story, I do wish to share a joke my training sergeant made in the summer of 2001 during…
The Anxiety
It’s just after 11pm, I’m wrapping a successful day and that’s been part of a fairly successful week. I’m working on a few projects, many of which are not visible to readers like you, and they are progressing well. I know this. That they are not done is…