Category: Media

Fort Nelson Says Goodbye to Daylight Savings Time I hope Fort Nelson could start a trend. This year is the last time anyone in this BC town has to set their clocks back or forward an hour…ever. They voted to do away with the Daylight Saving tradition that so many of us still follow. Part…… Continue reading Fort Nelson Says Goodbye to Daylight Savings Time

Texting Terms from Bexting to Zexting I like making up words and so many of us are on our cellphones these days – that I was inspired to make up my own texting lingo. This isn’t a selection of acronyms (although that might be fun to do next time), rather it’s every day things we…… Continue reading Texting Terms from Bexting to Zexting

Fixing News Instead of Breaking News What would our world be like if we had fixing news instead of breaking news? This thought hit me while I was watching a commercial for a TV news station. Flashing on the screen were graphic and tragic scenes that happened in peoples’ lives around the world. The news…… Continue reading Fixing News Instead of Breaking News

Scary News Here’s something scary just in time for Halloween. Having one company holding the majority of our media like an overflowing bag of candy they can’t wait to eat up. The quality of journalism is already dying. Now I fear the zombie news apocalypse is upon us! I’m speaking tongue-in-rotting-cheek, but the feeling of…… Continue reading Postmedia Takeover Could Lead to Post-Mortem on Quality Journalism