A Presentation on Disinformation
Hello Class! In preparation for my audio PowerPoint presentation, I would love to able to get some class feedback on how each of us chooses to engage with the information we consume. Below you will find a link to a brief 2-question survey. The survey is intended to measure, not just how we stay up […]
News of the Week; February 17, 2021
COMMUNICATIONS Vancouver’s TSN 1040 off the air after Bell suddenly pulls the plug: Vancouver’s most popular sports radio station shut down Tuesday morning, surprising fans and staff alike Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton Why Laid Off Bell Sports Journalists Should Form A Worker Co-op: We cannot rely on legacy […]
News of the Week; February 10, 2021
COMMUNICATIONS Conservative MP Files Amendment Calling on the Government to Withdraw Bill C-10 (Michael Geist) Why The Secrecy on Bill C-10?: How the Liberals Abandoned Their Commitment to Consultation, and Transparency in Pushing Their Broadcast Reform Bill (Michael Geist) Vancouver’s TSN 1040 off the air after Bell suddenly pulls the plug: Vancouver’s most popular sports […]
Netflix’s expansion into the Canadian Market
This past week, Netflix announced that it would be opening its first office in Canada – one of its 21 offices around the world. This move is made with a hope to work more closely with Canadian content creators and bring more Canadian content to Netflix. As Ted Sarandos’ post articulates, Netflix has a desire […]
Communicated Consent – Canadian Cookies under the Digital Charter Implementation Act
As a response to EU GDPR regulations, website cookie settings have become more robust in terms of how we, as individuals, communicate our consent for our data being gathered. With Canada implementing its own consumer privacy legislation in the coming years, I thought I’d highlight the area that at a first glance might be where […]
A Choice of Algorithms on Social Media Platforms
The spread of misinformation through social media has been a prevailing topic, particularly today as its effects are more blatantly realized. Like many others, I was appalled by the seizure of Capitol Hill, but not surprised that the violence transpired. The association of conspiracies over COVID is another example of the rendering of “fake news” […]
Great Article Hits Close to Home
A recent article by arstechnica, states 70% of top “civic” Facebook groups are toxic or violent according to a report. The report discusses the issues of hate speech, violent rhetoric, misinformation and toxic behaviour in relation to the US Capitol. However, this is a global issue. I live in the Fraser Valley, and we are […]
News of the Week; February 3, 2021
COMMUNICATIONS Bell Blasted For Taking $122m Labour Subsidy While Boosting Dividends AT&T & Verizon Got Billions From Government, Yet Laid Off 95,000 People In Just Five Years After Years Of Litigation, AT&T Customers Get A Measly $22 For Being Lied To Over ‘Throttling’ Why victims of AT&T unlimited-data throttling get only $22 in settlements AT&T […]
Amazon’s New CEO
This past week, Jeff Bezos announced that he will be stepping down from his position as CEO of Amazon and that Andy Jassy will be replacing him. According to the articles, this shift in power has been in the works for quite some time and isn’t a surprise to insiders of the company. Forbes states […]
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