What “cultural Marxism” means
Remember that CBC story about Paul Weyrich, the American who calls Canada “liberal and hedonistic” and uses the term “cultural Marxism”? You may recall the reporter offers this mild corrective: A U.S. right-wing strategist says Canadians are...Comments and blogs: If I could talk to the animals…
The Washington Post recently shut off comments on its post.blog, following a flurry of angry ripostes to its ombudsman’s clumsy handling of complaints over the paper’s coverage of the Jack Abramoff affair. Commenting has been partly restored; you now have...The liberal, socialist media (and their conservative bias)
With thanks to Crawl Across the Ocean: McGill’s whimsically-named Observatory on Media and Public Policy has released its final reports on how Canada’s major dailies covered the 2006 election campaign. A few interesting points: The only leader and party to...You mean, actually stored in a tree and buried under leaves?
From the CTV news campaign blog, news that the Harper campaign is encouraging reporters to talk with “moderate” (i.e. post-Enlightenment) Conservative candidates, but not with the more troglodytish ones: All of those candidates [that reporters were able to...Why can’t Vancouver media get their RSS in gear?
Roland Tanglao wants to know why Vancouver’s best-known media aren’t offering newsfeeds and blogs. What’s more, he’s offering them a pretty valuable freebie: If RSS, blogs and mashups are good enough for the Washington Post and the New York...
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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.
