A paid-media success story

Interesting story in today’s Globe about a neat funding experiment undertaken by the Tyee, an online daily based on Canada’s west coast. Basically, the Tyee asked its readers to chip in funding for coverage of the upcoming provincial election. The Globe article does a great job laying out the details and some of the ethical… Continue reading A paid-media success story

Whose-a culpa?

So hey, remember that lost Brazilian tribe? The one that had gone uncontacted for centuries? Yea, apparently that was a hoax, of sorts. It certainly was a Brazilian tribe, and an isolated one to boot, but it had been discovered before. The photographer knew it too, apparently, but thought telling a wee fib would help the… Continue reading Whose-a culpa?

The end of an era, sort of

Well kids, we knew this day would come.  As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the posts have been few and far between over the last year or so, largely as work got in the way. I clung to the hope that I would find the motivation and time to post regularly again but it never materialized.… Continue reading The end of an era, sort of

It’s not what you say but how you say it

Let’s engage in a “compare and contrast” exercise. Compare and contrast the following coverage of yesterday’s announcement of transit security funding: “Ottawa doles out anti-terror funds” (CanWest’s canada.com site) “Ottawa pledges security cash, again and again” (Globe and Mail, A6) Now one issue does not a bias reveal but it sure is interesting, isn’t it?… Continue reading It’s not what you say but how you say it

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Hook, line and sucker

So, I open my Globe and Mail today and what do I see on A3? The great military mastermind Colonel Sanders staring up at me from the Nevada desert. The Globe doesn’t have the story online that I can see but a Reuters report on the latest ad gimmick can be found here. In a… Continue reading Hook, line and sucker

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I think Harper won

Remember the big Harper vs. The Press Gallery battle royale of a few months ago?  Our PM decided he didn’t like the way the Ottawa journos were doing their jobs so he said he’d take his message to the people himself.  You remember, right? The media were indignant. They weren’t going to be bullied! They… Continue reading I think Harper won