CBC Vancouver News reports that Torstar, owner of Toronto’s largest paper, is in the running to take over financially and intellectually bankrupt Canwest Newspapers. To determine if this might be an unsatisfactory […]
Today’s wtf moment
Sandler said, "I can’t stand the abuse of power. . . ‘
Northern Insights / Perceptivity repeatedly directs readers to ProPublica, an American non-profit investigative news agency. I link to that site because it is one of the most useful sources of original news. […]
When the lead story is nothing at all
Would you be surprised if the federal government announced they were going to begin checking airliners for missing jet engines, pilots for defective vision or horses on the payroll for signs of […]
Why independent online journalism matters
For profit potential, newspapers are not attractive investments today. In fact, operating returns, if they exist at all, are ancillary. The primary purpose now is to affect public opinion and leverage that […]
Quid pro quo: softball treatment of Liberal improprieties
Today, Global TV is applauding their ‘exclusive’ role in broadcasting the Kevin Falcon press release news story about patient centered funding in hospitals. Global says big changes are coming that will be […]
Over-entitled old-media graybeards
Looking at the thinning ranks around him, A.O. Scott, N.Y. Times movie writer, considers whether there is a future for criticism in the age of the Internet. Where once reasoned debate and […]
British Columbia blog scene
As Canwest Newspapers and television news faded from legitimacy, alternative news sources became vital for any reader aiming to be informed about politics. Voices from all parts of the spectrum are available […]
Nincompoops gather to rant, dress unknown
For NDP reaction to the BC Budget, I joined other bloggers in a conference call with finance critic Bruce Ralston. This is the second time I’ve participated in a Ralston conference for […]
Only the news we want to print…
In Careless or Captured?, I questioned Vaughn Palmer’s accuracy in reporting on private power initiatives in British Columbia. This week’s Ontario takes green energy lead while B.C. keeps blowing smoke is an […]
Where goes journalism
Hugh Cudlipp was one of Britain’s greatest newspaper editors. He is commemorated by an annual lecture delivered at the London College of Communication. In 2010, that was by Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger. […]
Create your own reality
Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, self-described “America’s Mayor” Rudy Giuliani compared the Bush record against terrorism: We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We’ve had one under Obama. Remember Joe Biden’s […]
Freedom of the press, for those who own one
Malignant media disables our flow of news and information. Accordingly, most of us are skeptical of content. It is noise to which we give little consideration.
The Pundit’s Progress
In the archives of this blog, readers might find one, two or more blusters directed at very experienced—and highly visible—professional pundits. For example, I wrote that both Vaughn Palmer and Keith Baldrey […]
Verdict unanimous: guilty of deceit
The consensus is clear. Gordon Campbell, Colin Hansen and their Liberal colleagues based the 2009 election campaign and the two 2009 budgets on centrally crafted deceit. Both deserve no confidence and should […]
Chat with the Globe’s Mark Hume
Title: Mark Hume discusses corruption probe in B.C. politics Date: Wednesday July 22, 2009 Time: 12:00PM PDT Mark Hume of The Globe and Mail British Columbia bureau takes questions on the political […]
That job belongs to the fringe media
Harvey Oberfeld is a retired news guy now expressing opinions without limits from editors or advertisers. His blog, Keeping it Real… is a sometimes amusing, always readable collection of thoughts informed by […]
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This Just In https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/general/microsoft-to-use-2-8-million-gallons-of-lake-michigan-water-in-2026-for-mt-pleasant-project/ar-AA1ML7Mw Too bad about Lake Michigan. Where did you say hundred of thousands of gallons of data…