Canadian media: Where are they now?
The podcast production company Media Girlfriends has had an impressive three years! Led by journalists of colour Nana aba Duncan,…
Journalism is a variety of public relations
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations (PR) “exerts a pressure”…
Reality testing: measuring the long term impact of journalism
When Margaret Wente was getting busted repeatedly for plagiarizing, her publisher, The Globe and Mail, more or less defended her….
The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with their online publishing practices….
Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a news story. Headlines frame…
Style guides, notes on “jihad”
https://www.wnyc.org/story/breaking-news-consumers-handbook-islamophobia-edition/ Source https://www.sherwinarnott.org/2019/09/style-guides-notes-on-jihad/
Journalism is a convenience store
I like to imagine different metaphors for journalism. Consider that the press is a giant inertia machine, for example. I…
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ journalists also are guided…
Journalism’s allergy to substantive regulation
Misinformation is a big deal. Hate online is a big deal. And as the public catches up to their reach…
“How women live in Chukotka: Four Stories” for National Geographic Russia
Meet the North wrote this story for National Geographic Russia. With each new border and political shift, the indigenous women…
A fading culture adapts to the changing times in this Arctic town
We were eating more than I thought possible, including jellied whale casserole and fresh apricot buns, while Elizaveta Dobrieva’s family…
“A fading culture adapts to the changing times in this Arctic town” for National Geographic.
Here is Meet the North’s next National Geographic story. With each new border and political shift, the indigenous women of…
Canadian journalism fails at nuance when it comes to jihad
On my view the news media in Canada have, by and large and in the long run, misrepresented the concept…
Some notes on why jihad is good
I think a lot of non-Muslim folks don’t understand that jihad has good meanings. When a Muslim person gives birth,…
Ads versus articles in the Saturday BC Edition of the Globe and Mail, A Section
Here’s the A Section of the Globe and Mail. It’s the BC edition for June 2nd, 2018. There are 19…
Here’s how people live in the Arctic
Since early 2015, I’ve been traveling to communities all over the Arctic with photographer Eric Guth. Our mission is to learn about the…
Across the tundra
After a 14 hour drive on non-roads across the tundra, we found them. The animals and the people who look…
Blue sky forever
Once upon a time in Antarctica, Jamie Coleman took this photograph. It reminds me of the calm days, when you can hear…
Follow the leader
Whose lead would you follow? Photo by Eric Guth. Source
World at peace
Let the world surprise you. This is Beringia National Park in Russia’s Far East. A spit of land between a…
Feast together
It’s a good time to feast together, whether it’s Easter or Passover or Spring (or Fall!). Here we are sharing…
Beauty in the unexpected
There is something so beautiful about the unexpected, plus these are Easter colours, perfect for this weekend. Welcome to Greenland! Photo…
New covers and fresh pages
I posted about notebooks a little while ago, remember? Then I told Rite in the Rain, who make all those notebooks,…
Tropics have nothing on this
Abstract Arctic: I went to Costa Rica last week (warmth!!). The tropics sure are beautiful, but they sure can’t do…
