I got some e-mail the other day from Andy Kaplan-Myrth, a law student at the University of Ottawa. Andy wrote to tell me that The Information Technology Law Society at his university and the University of Windsor's IP/IT society "have launched a project that aims to bring together from ...   more »

Folks who read this blog are (I hope) already up to speed on the wonders of wi-fi. But not everyone is so hip as you and I, dear reader. So we must spread the news, evangelize for all things high-speed and wireless. Happily, I have a great big soapbox for ...   more »

I tend to agree with Mr Honderich here. Whether on the Web or on dead trees, a top newspaper brand is a reference point or a hub for other media, electronic media, broadcast media, new media, and alternative media. In other words, newspapers still have a powerful agenda-setting role that ...   more »

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an article trying to explain why those aged 18 to 30 are tuning out the mainstream media. "Kids don't "even vaguely connect to guys like Peter Jennings and Dan Rather," says the producer of Dennis Miller's CNBC show. "If you're 18, who are you going to ...   more »

Canada, the United States and South Korea have the highest proportions of Internet users among  13 countries surveyed by pollster Ipsos-Reid.  Canada led the way with 71 per cent of adults surveyed reporting they had gone online at least once in the 30 days prior to the survey.  Canada's estimated Internet ...   more »

A lot of those "Smart People" listed over there on the right have talked a lot on their blogs about Howard Dean, the U.S. Democratic primaries, and blogs. We're just starting to do the same thing here in Canada as the race to lead the new Conservative Party of Canada ...   more »

Conrad Black agreed to sell his stake today in Hollinger Inc., the Toronto-based holding company whose sole significant asset is a controlling stake in Hollinger International Inc. of Chicago. Hollinger International is the operating company which controls the The Daily Telegraph, the Jerusalem Post, the Chicago Sun-Times...   more »

Remarkable developments in the Conrad Black saga late this evening -- Today, the Globe and the Post had front page stories -- front page !! -- about a judge basically ordering Black out of the kitchen while a special independent committee of Hollinger International Inc. directors looked over the books. ...   more »

This was passed my way by one of CTV's business editors: 2004 could be the year to get in on the ground floor of these mergers, sure to be big money-makers:

• Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W. R. Grace Co. will merge and become: Hale, Mary,

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I've been participating on the listserv of the Canadian Association of Journalists for many years now. I've found it a great place to argue about stuff. Here's something I posted recently in a debate that started off with one listmember's question about the health of public broadcasters in Canada. One ...   more »