Showing posts with label blogs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogs. Show all posts
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Graphically Grammatical Gumboot
That might not make sense, but captain John "no blower" Horn plugged my favorite blog into Wordle. What came out is a great thing:
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Best Vancouver Blog
No, it has nothing to do with social-network marketing, guerilla-gardening, drupal, the Canucks, porn, pot, or fashion.
David Eby's Blog - The Vancouver 2010 Olympics, displacement and homelessness blog brings a whole lot of context to what we hear about the games, human rights, and civic politics.
It's must-read material because it's one of the few sources of legitimate commentary in a town gone five-ring-mad.
David Eby's Blog - The Vancouver 2010 Olympics, displacement and homelessness blog brings a whole lot of context to what we hear about the games, human rights, and civic politics.
It's must-read material because it's one of the few sources of legitimate commentary in a town gone five-ring-mad.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Blogging for progressive political change
I'm at Northern Voice 2008 out at UBC attending Kate Milberry & Marc Lee's presentation on using blogs for progressive political change and agitation.
I won't be liveblogging the event or anything, there are better people and places for that kind of thing, but over the next two days I'll be quickposting cool sites/people/ideas on here and bookmarking the bookmarkables on del.icio.us.
Peace.
Peace.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Media Insiders Blogging
Earlier today I posted a link to Chez's blog and his story about being fired for blogging. I want to follow that up with a little tie-in to media blogging/ers north of the border.
Someone inside the CBC blogs under the name Ouimet. A recent posting on their blog The Tea Makers involving the president & CEO of the CBC has raised the issue of anonymity or pseudonymity and blogging from the inside.
The fantastic radio program Search Engine had both Ouimet and Hubert Lacroix on to discuss the post and anonymity online.
Ouimet was/is aware that there is danger in the public airing of grievances and sees anonymity or the other identity as a protective measure and uses that protection to deal with sensitive issues.
I wish Chez the best because he didn't deserve to be tossed because of his blog. One of the many aspects to great journalism is the ability to check that stuff at the door, something at which I do not excel.
I'm not entirely surprised that CNN would fire someone for blogging, but I am disappointed. It's stuff like this that keeps people like Ouimet behind the magical curtain, and a sign that we have a ways to go before traditional media opens up in the way we (at least I) wish they would.
I'd also like to shout out to one of my all-time favourite insider blogger's blogs, Todd Maffin's Inside the CBC.
Bloggin about blogging is not something I aim to do often, so I apologize for getting all meta on you, but what with Northern Voice coming up in one more sleep, a few Sesame Streets, and a Mr. Dressup away... well it happens.
Someone inside the CBC blogs under the name Ouimet. A recent posting on their blog The Tea Makers involving the president & CEO of the CBC has raised the issue of anonymity or pseudonymity and blogging from the inside.
The fantastic radio program Search Engine had both Ouimet and Hubert Lacroix on to discuss the post and anonymity online.
Ouimet was/is aware that there is danger in the public airing of grievances and sees anonymity or the other identity as a protective measure and uses that protection to deal with sensitive issues.
I wish Chez the best because he didn't deserve to be tossed because of his blog. One of the many aspects to great journalism is the ability to check that stuff at the door, something at which I do not excel.
I'm not entirely surprised that CNN would fire someone for blogging, but I am disappointed. It's stuff like this that keeps people like Ouimet behind the magical curtain, and a sign that we have a ways to go before traditional media opens up in the way we (at least I) wish they would.
I'd also like to shout out to one of my all-time favourite insider blogger's blogs, Todd Maffin's Inside the CBC.
Bloggin about blogging is not something I aim to do often, so I apologize for getting all meta on you, but what with Northern Voice coming up in one more sleep, a few Sesame Streets, and a Mr. Dressup away... well it happens.
Requiem for a TV News Career
An excellent article:
Say What You Will (Requiem for a TV News Career)
And a new blog to subscribe to:
Say What You Will (Requiem for a TV News Career)
And a new blog to subscribe to:
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