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Who pays for this blog? I receive no fees, considerations, etc. etc. for the posts on this blog nor do I have any plans to accept any. My salary is paid by Canwest Global Communications Corp. I work for that company as the Ottawa-based National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service. The blog publishing platform used here is called Blogware and it's developed by Tucows Inc. of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My use of Blogware should not be taken as an endorsement of that company. Like all Blogware users, I do not pay any fees for the use of this service. I participate in program. Google pays me some money and, for that, I give Google some space on this site to display ads. Google sells those ads and Google, not me, decides what advertising content you are seeing. I do not filter these ads and take no responsibility for them. Readers should not assume I endorse any of the products or services advertised here. If you think other disclosures are appropriate in this space, I'd like to hear from you. All of my contact details are always at www.davidakin.com You can read more about this section |
Thursday, January 29
Canadian law students gear up to fight the record biz
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 29 Jan 2004 10:08 PM EST
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 »
Tuesday, January 27
Wi-fi in Canada
by
DavidAkin
on Tue 27 Jan 2004 05:39 PM EST
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 »
Friday, January 23
Newspapers are where it's at: Publisher
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 23 Jan 2004 12:54 PM EST
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 »
Thursday, January 22
The young and the newsless
by
DavidAkin
on Thu 22 Jan 2004 11:54 AM EST
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 »
Wednesday, January 21
Canada tops in per capita Internet use
by
DavidAkin
on Wed 21 Jan 2004 07:29 AM EST
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 »
Politics and the Web -- in Canada
by
DavidAkin
on Wed 21 Jan 2004 06:14 AM EST
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 »
Sunday, January 18
Conrad Black, ex-media baron
by
DavidAkin
on Sun 18 Jan 2004 09:33 PM EST
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 »
Saturday, January 17
Absolutely remarkable!! -- Hollinger International fires Black and sues him!
by
DavidAkin
on Sat 17 Jan 2004 10:04 PM EST
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 »
Friday, January 16
HUMOUR: Investment tips for 2004
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 16 Jan 2004 10:45 AM EST
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:
Mitigating media concentration
by
DavidAkin
on Fri 16 Jan 2004 07:18 AM EST
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 »
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