Newsworld vs. Newsnet

A strong jolt of caffeine does little to prepare me for the shock of seeing a dishevelled Saddam Hussein in the custody of the United States Army – especially on a Sunday morning. I sit on the couch with a notebook and instinctively click to CNN for the latest update. The endless loop of the… Continue reading Newsworld vs. Newsnet

The Five Per Cent Delusion

When stock price drives management change at a newspaper – journalists, prick up your ears. In the aftermath of Toronto Star Publisher John Honderich’s resignation over the now famous “corporate desire for change” there remains a creeping cynicism over Torstar CEO Rob Prichard. In the 1990s, as president of the University of Toronto, Prichard was… Continue reading The Five Per Cent Delusion

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