Archive for the 'Canada' Category



Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism

Published on February 24, 2010

There still may be time: the deadline to nominate a candidate to receive the Paul Yuzyk Award for Multiculturalism is March 1, 2010.   The federal Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism annual award recognizes “individuals who have made exceptional contributions to Canadian multiculturalism and the integration of cultural communities and new Canadians.”
In an interesting spin, the award [...]


Who is the “mainstream media” anyway?

Published on January 6, 2010

Barely a week into the New Year, the future of newspapers discussion is still upon us. In fact, as I was writing this, a link to a Wall Street Journal Online’s listing of 200 “Best and Worst Jobs of 2010” – was being sent around Twitter via the accompanying tweet (courtesy of Slate):
‘Newspaper reporter’ is [...]


Thank You

Published on December 31, 2009

In some ways, the last twelve months feel like one big blur.
It’s difficult to try and capture all of DMS’s accomplishments, but some definite highlights come to mind. 
This year, our main boardroom was the site of over a dozen – many, political – editorial roundtable discussions featuring Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, Ontario Premier [...]


My Top 9 of 2009

Published on December 27, 2009

With 2009 coming to a close, end-of-year lists seem to be on everybody’s mind. So, like last year, below are some of the online “wows” I discovered over the last 12 months.  Limiting this list to nine was daunting, but here’s what I came up with … in no particular ranking:
1. Journalistics Blog – is [...]


Just because: Paul Schaffer & Luanda Jones

Published on November 12, 2009