If you feel cold, crap yourself in a blanket
If you’ve ever wondered what a list of the most pointless news articles would look like, check out a new top 11 inventory. Personal favourites include number five, about teen pregnancy numbers dropping after 25, and number two, “a millionaire is someone who has $1 million.” Jaw-droppingly funny, the list is sadly devoid of information […]
The future is obsolete
Every year, the Consumer Electronic Show provides a glut of geeky, cool products many of us may never own but can no doubt drool over. Pouring over the latest stories yesterday, I found myself mentally measuring the possibility of fitting a 150-inch TV in my living room or obsessing over an impractically awesome transparent laptop. However, the glut […]
New York (Ahead of) Times
So apparently 2010 will be the year of publishing large magazine articles online before the print edition is released. Because if The New York Times Magazine does it, it’s cool, right? On Friday the Times published a story titled “Inside Obama’s War on Terrorism” on its website, two weeks before the print edition will be released. Deputy magazine editor […]
Stop the presses
Stop the presses! There is an answer to our print newspaper problem! According to Michael Kinsley of The Atlantic the reason why people are not reading newspapers is because the stories are too long. He writes in a recent issue that dwindling readership “has nothing directly to do with technology,” but that the articles are too long-winded […]
Fox News is very concerned about your salvation
In addition to upholding the tenets of the television network known far and wide to be the unrivalled bastion of fairness and balance in news broadcasting, did you know the yokels who comprise Fox News’s on-air crew are also the arbiters of piety in God’s America? It’s true! And now, noted serial adulterer and tabloid […]
Friday Funny: Essential skill for all journalists
I wish my profs had taught me how to simulate back in intro to broadcast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Sq7Nrr1X4 View the entire clip here. Have a happy holidays, folks.
Newspaper pessimism continues
Just two weeks after Review writer, Matthew Halliday, wrote a blog entry about the Detroit Daily Press, the paper announced that it has temporarily suspended publication. It had only been up and running for 11 days. On December 3, a staff member posted a message to the newspaper’s Facebook wall breaking the news to readers. The paper had run into printing problems, […]
Have you hugged a journalist today?
Thoughtful gifts are always best. Forget the rotating tie racks and odorous candles this year; why not get your loved ones something that is distinctively you? I came across a site earlier that offers 15 different “journalism” themed T-shirts. “Can I quote you on that?” “Everyone loves a journalist,” and “I [heart] Reporters” are among the […]
Yes, we were duped
The Yes Men are at it again. This time Canada’s climate record is its target, and ammunition came in the form of false press releases announcing coffee-spewing carbon emission reduction goals,staged press conferences and even responses attacking the first false release. That’s an impressive lasagna of meta-layers. Last night on Connect with Mark Kelley, Yes Men members Whitney Black and Andy Bichlbaum (if those are your real […]
Go Green for the Long Greens
Indigo Books and Music Inc. is becoming more transparent about its green standards; the largest book retailer in Canada will provide information online and at in-store kiosks about the eco-friendliness of its books, according to their environmental affiliate Canopy. If magazine buyers also have the opportunity to know whether their glossy volumes are printed with recycled […]
