A ray of hope for public broadcasting
Things just brightened a little in the dark and cloudy U.S. airwaves: Republican Kenneth Tomlinson has quit as the chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the chief funder of PBS and NPR. Tomlinson, a Republican, quit shortly before CPB Inspector General...Colbert Report coming to Canada
Despite the news of Terminal City’s demise, not all of the media headlines are gloomy on this Hallowe’en Monday. From the Comedy Network, news that the Colbert Report will soon be part of our late-night lives: The most compelling fake news timeslot on TV...Terminal City shuts down
Well, damn. One less alternative to the Sovince/Prun: Vancouver alternative newsweekly Terminal City is suspending publication effective immediately publisher John Kay announced today. Kay said the October 27 edition, which hit the streets last Thursday, will...Bruce Sterling: we don’t WANT a pro-Kyoto Bush
From WorldChanging: I don’t want to be a big cynic about this, but really, at this point, who WANTS George W Bush to get all interested in climate change? Sooner or later, that guy poisons everything he touches. He’d probably start a highly secretive and...Side effects of drug industry lobbying may include…
When The Karasik Conspiracy hits bookshelves this September, the plot may sound just a wee bit familiar: a group of shadowy terrorists conspires to murder thousands of Americans by poisoning the medicine they’re importing from Canada to beat U.S. drug prices. It...
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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.
