by Rob Cottingham | May 19, 2006 | Blogging, Media Mix, Politics
Sean Holman says “it seems like only yesterday”, but I can’t believe it’s only been two years since Public Eye Online hit the web. Since then, Holman has faithfully chronicled behind-the-scenes political intrigue in Victoria. (Along the way,... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 24, 2005 | Blogging, Media Mix, Politics
Elsewhere in a discussion on the dearth of municipal blogging, some of us toss around the fact that bloggers usually don’t do the kind of investigative legwork that reporters do, and can’t break stories. Meet a vital exception: Paul Willcocks and his blog,... by Rob Cottingham | Sep 30, 2005 | Media Mix, Politics
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling allowing provinces to sue tobacco companies for the damage they’ve done is just one more nail in the coffin of the tobacco industry. The developing world may be the promised land for nicotine pushers, but here in North... by Rob Cottingham | Aug 17, 2005 | Blogging, Technology
A young woman is on a train. Creepy guy in a trench coat sits down across from her. She looks up. He flashes. Last century: She moves away, feeling eight shades of humiliated. This century: She takes his picture with a camera phone… and blogs it.... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 6, 2005 | Blogging, Media Mix
Lately, I’ve been following Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media. Written by a former journalist turned Kwantlen journalism instructor, it started as a way to share information with his students. But now its mandate has broadened: The more I read, the more I see...
