by Rob Cottingham | Jun 14, 2005 | Blogging, Media Mix, Politics
We like to gripe about news coverage here at ODTAA – particularly the kind of horse-race-and-poll-fixated news coverage that so often passes for Canadian (and American) political analysis. Turns out that’s a problem over in Europe as well. Dominique... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 14, 2005 | Politics, Technology
There’s a fascinating discussion of the state of blogging in “old Europe” over at IAOCblog. Spain, France, Germany and Ireland have all been covered so far, with an emphasis on politics and journalism. It should provide some excellent bookmarking... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 12, 2005 | Politics, Technology
And I hope he’s right: At no time in human history has there been a medium so free, so immediate, and so dangerous to the establishment as the internet. The net brings people together locally, nationally, and even internationally to discuss issues, share ideas,... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 9, 2005 | Politics
You might wonder just why the debate over same-sex marriage is so charged on the pro side. For the antis, after all, this goes to God and the human soul and the origin of the universe and whether we’ll all burn in hell because Ted and Kumar up the street got to... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 8, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
Spare a sympathetic thought today for those poor bastards trying to spin the Gurmant Grewal tape fiasco for the Conservatives. There. That’s enough. The story that started so promisingly for the Tories (and in fairness, still hasn’t hit the Liberals with... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 7, 2005 | Politics
Remember the lawyer on “Ally McBeal” who could never say why he was refusing to accept a particular proposal, beyond saying he wasn’t “comfortable” with it? He could have been the poster child for a lot of the opponents of same-sex...