Monday, October 15, 2018

CBC earns an incomplete for seat belt story

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g The CBC is making a big deal of its investigation into the need for seat belts in school buses. I can see the argument. I often accompa...
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...