Thank you, Bill Cameron
Like so many of his viewers, I never met Bill Cameron… but I’ll miss him terribly. His voice had one of the most distinctive timbres in TV journalism. And he never took himself as seriously as he did the craft. (See, for instance, his recurring – and...Be more interesting, so I may destroy you
Warren Kinsella has the Press Gallery’s number: You know, how the MSM [I think that’s “mainstream media” – rob] is always bleating that Members of Parliament are too cautious, too careful, too boring. Blah blah blah. The moment that An...How could this happen?
It seems strange, in a week that has brought so much bloodshed to the people of Iraq, to find the death of a single European and the injury of three others so poignant. And yet I can’t help but feel overwhelmed with horror and anger at the sickening turn that...The Eye closes
It’s a fond if relieved farewell to Public Eye Online. As often as I was delighted to read of the misdoings of various Liberal miscreants, I cringed at the stuff Sean Holman printed about my team. (Although “Look, the NDP is canvassing!” probably...Hunter S. Thompson, 1937 – 2005
I read Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 in my early 20s, and was absolutely enthralled. In some ways, Thompson and his New Journalism contemporaries anticipated political blogging, with its polarized viewpoints and highly idiosyncratic writing. Read...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
