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• Best of #LessInterestingBooks: a Twitter Trend to Bookmark!

  

  The abruptly-ending story #lessinterestingbooksSometimes awful things trend on twitter, and I swear that I will quit the Internet – but then something awesome... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2011 BOOKS

• Thesis Hangover: a Post for Posterity

  

  If you follow this blog, you know I’ve been neck-deep in another website (So, you want to be a journalist?) for several months. Short explanation: the site... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2011 CAREER, MEDIA

• Those Darn Kids and Their Democratic Rights

  

  My lovely "votingent" on the first day of advanced polling “Are you all students?” said the blond woman with the clipboard, gawking at us as we waited in line. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2011 CAREER, SOCIETY

• The Joy of Fiction

  

  Central Park, NYC. Photo: Fabiola Carletti Central Park, NYC. Photo: Fabiola Carletti Today I allowed myself to recover from a cold and shirk my... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2011 CAREER

• Should Entrepreneurial Journalists Flock to Grad Schools?

  

  - Allow me to play devil’s advocate on this one: I’m not convinced that universities are the best incubators for entrepreneurs. In the video embedded above, we... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Whatever Else Changes, We Still Need a Principled Press.

  

  Word cloud of the Pew's principles. The words mentioned most often are the biggest -- notice that citizens are bigger than journalism itself.“Journalism’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2011 DEBATE, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• For All You Romantic Reporters

  

  My personal favourite. Source: 10,000 words.Dear secretly romantic reporter,Today is Valentine’s day — and since Al Capone isn’t having rival gangsters shot thi... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Aspiring Journalist Take Note: 24 Tips from Rising Stars

  

  The site I just created — So, you want to be a journalist — is like an advice column combined with the “most likely to succeed” section of a high school year.... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2011 CAREER, DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Ah, New Journalists – What Do They Know?

  

  Despite what it seems like, I haven’t been slacking off. In fact, I’ve been intensely working on a blog … just not this one. This screen shot is pretty... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Reporting Back on Rising Stars (it Ain’t Easy)

  

  Oh, the subjectivity of taste! Image by Arty Guerillas on FlickrForget comparing apples and oranges, I’ve been trying to rank fruits of all flavours – and it’s... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Who Are the Most Promising New Journalists?

  

  Former "snowballs" - anonymously submitted student questions, thrown to the front of the lecture hall. As you can see, some students kept it very general. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY

• Book Review: Will the Real Alberta Please Stand Up?

  

  Now online: My book review of “Will The Real Alberta Please Stand Up?” by Geo TakachPublished by This magazine. Here’s an excerpt: Pop quiz: which major Canadia... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE

• How Sensitive Can a Journalist Be?

  

  Why don’t the newscasters cry when they read about people who die? At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2011 DEBATE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, SOCIETY