Thursday, September 27, 2018

The Crisis of Living

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I was directed to the Globe and Mail opinion piece by a tweet by a journalism professor. The piece? The Crisis of Living Too Long . He was...
Saturday, September 22, 2018

It's NOT Baby Aspirin; it's low-dose.

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As children stopped taking Aspirin, Reye's syndrome almost disappeared. Reye's syndrome posed a danger to children when I was yo...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

I don't understand. This story left me confused.

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A young Londoner came down with a illness that left his doctors stumped. And according to The London Free Press , this "experience ...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

In hot weather, should we drink copious amounts of water even if we're not thirsty?

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Even without considering the scientific evidence related to this essential question, one would have to believe it remarkable that the hum...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Journalists should not be storytellers

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Recently, I read a tweet from a former newspaper editor who now expounds on journalism to students taking his class at a nearby college. He...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

How not to report a story: The Current goes for false balance with negative overtones

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Weight Watchers promotes healthy eating. The accent is not on weight loss. The Current  on CBC radio, featuring host Anna Maria Tremonti...
Monday, January 29, 2018

Fake News (Tweets) and CBC Ontario Morning

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Donald Trump likes to call the mainstream media "fake news." He's wrong but that doesn't mean the MSM can ignore his charg...