The Future of Journalism, and News 2.0
The future of journalism has become rather bleak. Newspapers are going bankrupt, magazine subscriptions are dropping, and the emergence of 24-hour news channels has made news an immediate commodity,...
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A Day at the London Arts and Crafts Show
I was curious about why some people become do-it-yourselfers and get into their own business of arts or crafts. I spent a few hours at the London Arts and Crafts Show and spoke to several vendors about...
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Pulling the Plug: One Farmers Struggle to Keep the Lights On
When you walk into a room and flip on the light switch, I'm sure many of us take for granted that the power will be there and the lights will come on. But what if they didn't come on? What if the power...
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Online Athletes: Destined for Success, or Driven to Distraction?
High-profile athletes have taken the Twitterverse by storm. Courtesy: Sportsnetworker.comWith the Olympics over, the NHL and NBA playoff races heating up, and spring baseball under way in Florida I...
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Decoder: Helping you make sense of the new world of media
As part of our radio specialization in journalism, my class is responsible for producing a half-hour current events show each week. This is episode one of Decoder, a show designed to help the listener...
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Sunny Day, Go Park
Jon and Petra McKittrick in front of the sugar maple dedicated to their son, Hunter, at Duggan Park in Brampton. Photo courtesy the McKittrick family. For any parent, the death of a child is an...
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Interview with 570 News
Several rail cars derailed in uptown Waterloo in October 2012 and a recent FOI for a list of what may have been aboard those cars was denied.On July 17, 2013 I was contacted by 570 News in Kitchener to...
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