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Tag: Journalism

Politics in the 11th hour: The Canadian Cons

May 1, 2011May 27, 2012 Ben Harack Leave a comment

The Conservative Party has deliberately lied to the Canadian populace about several of the major issues that they have focused on during this election season. The intent of this piece is to describe why we have very good reason to believe this.

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Canada’s Bill C-32: Copyright that can stifle creativity

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 Ben Harack 1 Comment

The protections and advancements that Bill C-32 claims to make with regards to openness of media usage are all nullified by the digital lock sections of the bill. A digital lock takes away all of the important rights, and thus negates the flexibility of media usage.

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The regulatory battle over coal fly ash heats up

October 29, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

The coal industry has had a history of lobbying against a hazardous waste label for fly ash. Fly ash is toxic enough that the EPA mandated decades ago that it be captured and stored rather than emitted into the atmosphere.

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Fixing our media hypnosis

October 18, 2010June 1, 2017 Ben Harack 6 Comments

We have an ever-accelerating journalism cycle that is making mistakes, shortening our attention spans, presenting opinion as news, and trivializing our political debates. We are learning that even though we have an unimaginable wealth of information at our fingertips, our trust can be easily misplaced.

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Media speed’s negative effect on politics

October 17, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 5 Comments

The advent of intense media speed and opinion masquerading as news have had some damaging effects on our political system. This is especially evident in the coverage leading up to and during elections.

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Epidemic of ‘news’ that is not actually news

October 16, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 5 Comments

Our news media today is full of things that are not actually news. What are they and why is this so?

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The dangers of news media speed

October 15, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 5 Comments

We have an ever-accelerating journalism cycle that is making mistakes, shortening our attention spans, presenting opinion as news, and trivializing our political debates. Media literacy is the only reliable cure, and we all need to learn it. Fast.

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