When Richard Nixon lost the race for governor of California in 1962 (having previously lost the presidency to some rich guy with a funny accent), hetold the press, “You don’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.” As on so many other occasions, Nixon was wrong. Thanks to YouTube, it is still very much possible to… Continue reading Friday Funny: Nixon, Nixon, Nixon!
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Doug Ford and Ezra Levant: when do you stop listening?
The student press was briefly consumed by controversy last week when the Canadian University Press (CUP)—whom we wrote about this year—announced that Ezra Levant would be a keynote speaker at its national conference. The Link at Concordia was less than pleased about this, citing Levant’s propensity for getting sued and generally being awful. CUP mounted… Continue reading Doug Ford and Ezra Levant: when do you stop listening?
Benghazi and the case for an ombudsman
Image via USA Today. At the end of last night’s 60 Minutes, Lara Logan kind of apologized for an earlier report on the Benghazi attack that has been shot through like Swiss cheese. As Craig Silverman and Jay Rosen have pointed out, Logan’s 85-second segment did not sufficiently address the many problems with the original… Continue reading Benghazi and the case for an ombudsman
Falling revenues and falling axes: layoffs at Rogers Media
For the bean counters in Canadian media, it just keeps getting worse. Rogers Media—a division which includes the corporation’s radio stations, TV channels, magazines and baseball team—announced yesterday that it has laid off 94 employees, or about two percent of its workforce. The announcement comes just six months after Rogers laid off 62 workers. Consumers… Continue reading Falling revenues and falling axes: layoffs at Rogers Media
Gawker had the story first. So what?
Edison did it first, but Westinghouse did it better—just as Gawker did it first, but the Toronto Star did it better. After reading this email exchange between Gawker features editor, Tom Scocca, and Star publisher, John Cruickshank, about the Rob Ford crack video, you have to think that being compared to the most prolific inventor… Continue reading Gawker had the story first. So what?