Category: Megalomedia

I know, I’ve been a bad little blogger. I’ve been kind of busy getting engaged and stuff lately and I haven’t had a chance to seethe. But fear not, today I come equipped with visual aids! I’ve never been a fan of columnists writing news stories (or, more commonly, news reporters writing columns). First of… Continue reading The fine line between comment and news

Andrew Ferguson, a former Bush speechwriter, wrote yesterday about a study finding that Jon Stewart’s show is “hurting America” because its viewers, despite being confident they understand complex politics, are actually not as smart as they think they are. A few points for Ferguson to consider: 1) What the fuck? 2) Jon Stewart is on… Continue reading Jon Stewart, freedom-hater

The press is charged with acting in the public interest. So if, hypothetically, the United States government is, say, spying on its citizens it should probably be reported. Not so, according to the National Review, which, for some reason argues in its latest editorial that the White House should revoke the White House press credentials of… Continue reading Defending the state’s interest?

I’m curious to know what Megalomedia readers think of this photo from the front page of today’s La Presse: To see it in its original placement/context, go here. If you can’t discern what’s happening, a man appears to be stumbling as he carries a child with a large piece of shrapnel in his head. It’s… Continue reading A picture is worth a thousand something-something

Both of these were is last night’s National: David Common reporting in Afghanistan on the bombing of a Canadian military base. “There were no injuries, though Canadian journalists are prevented from reporting if there was any damage.” What the fuck? So, um, you’re the military’s bitch over there, David? Suprised? Peter Gullich reported on a… Continue reading CBC heart military

I would say that the Star should pat itself on the back for scooping everyone on the terrorist plot arrest story, but I think they already have.

In yesterday’s MediaScout (shameless plug!) I wrote about the ongoing Volpe campain donations story.  One element I didn’t get to touch on was the naming of the young donors. The Globe has been on this story the hardest, here‘s what they wrote yesterday. Is anything gained by publishing the kids names? I fully understand that… Continue reading Namin’ names

I think I’m safe in assuming that everyone reading this is familiar with Google. They may have, perhaps, even used it from time to time. The journalists among us know that Google is no replacement for actual solid reporting. But you should always use Google (or another search engine) to see if you’ve missed anything,… Continue reading I am Google, hear me roar

This post has been updated.  Too often Canadian news outlets rely on wire services for their stories. Worst is when they rely on American wire services, like the Associated Press. AP provides an American perspective in their news and these stories often lack context when reproduced in the Canadian press. For example, check out this… Continue reading AP = American Perspective

Many, many months ago, I wrote a piece for MediaScout about the war in Afghanistan that prompted an angry response from a certain CanWest reporter. I had argued that the media had done a poor job of explaining Canada’s role in Afghanistan. There are two separate missions in Afghanistan right now, a NATO-led mission and… Continue reading An act of clarity, not to be confused with a Clarity Act