Reading Time: 3 minutes James and Deborah Fallows hopscotched across America to understand what makes the best of Our Towns thrive
Tag: Journalism
Social media is fully weaponized, open discourse be damned
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Eden-like public square was swiftly overrun by a cacophonic rabble dedicated to crushing ideas to which they’re opposed
Can we preserve Canadian newspapers in the digital age?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Not if those publications must compete with the CBC, which operates with the generous help of taxpayers’ money
Has trust in journalists started to rebound from rock bottom?
Reading Time: 5 minutes A new survey says people are looking at journalism with new respect in these troubled times
The message matters: we are what we watch and listen to
Reading Time: 3 minutes We focus too much on things that really don’t matter. Life is not all about domination, money and having a particular body type
The CRTC remains shrouded in mystery
Reading Time: 3 minutes Open up about decisions made on the communications tools people use, the content they consume and the price they pay for it
Skipping Olympics a bridge too far for Bettman?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The NHL commissioner has kept the wolves at bay for years, but this season finds Bettman with nothing new to offer and much to lose
The press is losing touch with the real world – and its audience
Reading Time: 4 minutes The line between editorial and opinion has disappeared, carried away by crusaders who see reporting as a calling to advance causes, not facts
News anchor in hijab puts substance first
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ginella Massa’s impressive achievement marred only by a small number of offensive comments
Trivialization of news creating a world of mediocrity
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is more of a market for trivial information that disguises itself as news than there is for information that can change the world