Jay Rosen chairs the journalism department at NYU and runs a blog that is widely read in U.S. journalism circles called PressThink.

Up now, there, is an essay by the CBC's Ira Basen talking about the ‘war’ between Stephen Harper and theOttawa Press Gallery.

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The folks at Greenpeace ranked Apple Computer Inc. 11th out of 14 in its “Guide to Greener Electronics” and decided to rent a booth at a recent Mac World show in London, England to shame Apple into polishing its environmental record. Mac Worlds are trade shows for the Apple Mac ecosystem. I once covered one ...   more »

Those of us in the Parliamentary Press Gallery wondered, in the wake of Garth Turner's departure from the Conservative caucus...   more »

The Canadian defence establishment wants to spend up to $4.6-billion to buy 17 new C-130J Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin. One of Lockheed's competitors, Airbus Military, wants the Canadian government to buy its new plane, the A400M. As I report tonight, the favourite, Lockheed, as well as ...   more »

The London Free Press reports that newly-minted Conservative candidate for the federal by-election in London North Centre is, all of a sudden, not talking to the media. Diane Haskett, a former mayor of London who some believe could be a controversial candidate, won her party’s nomination on Tuesday night....   more »

How good is Wikipedia? Well, a professor at a college in Buffalo, NY tried to test Wikipedia’s credibility by deliberately inserting some false information into the online encyclopedia, including a fictitious account of a Canadian politician done in by a sex and drugs scandal. To do this he used ...   more »

Members of the Canadian Forces learned yesterday they’re getting their annual pay raise. Everyone gets a minimum of 2.62 per cent, retroactive to April 1. Some will get more, depending on their profession. Those with the rank of colonel and greater will get a minimum of 3.5 per ...   more »

Members of the Canadian Forces are getting out their calculators to see how they fare under the new “Rates of ...   more »

“…importantly, the [Strategic Advisory Team-Afghanistan] initiative is explicit recognition that the character of armed conflict has undergone a major transformation since the end of the Cold War and that traditional concepts for the use of armed force are insufficient to establish a lasting peace.”

– Col. Mike Capstick, “A Year ...   more »

“Canadians spend $343 apiece on the most important role of any society – defending itself, and advancing its citizens’ interests abroad. The Dutch, who aren’t exactly known as warmongers, spend $658. The Australians spend $648. The British spend $903. We need to get our military spending to 2 percent of ...   more »