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North by Northwest: the Northern B.C. Edition

Showcasing some of the people shaping the culture of B.C.’s north on one of the province’s most-listened to radio shows.

Posted on 16 March 2013 and filed under articles, CBC, Prince George, radio

Radio playlist, March 2013

An ongoing collection of amazing radio storytelling (and thoughts on radio storytelling) that keep me inspired. March 2013 edition.

Posted on 15 March 2013 and filed under articles, comments, playlist, radio

Google Reader Follow Up

Finding new ways to read and publish blogs.

Posted on 14 March 2013 and filed under articles, social media, technology

Google Reader is joining Google+ (what should have happened)

By killing Reader, Google is missing an opportunity to bring more people inside the Google+ environment.

Posted on 14 March 2013 and filed under articles, comments, social media, technology

Darkness

A morning of darkness.

Posted on 13 March 2013 and filed under articles, Best Of, cities, comments, main, misc

People are bad at counting dogs

…or more accurately, people are bad at counting the ratio of dogs to people.

Posted on 12 March 2013 and filed under articles, misc, pets

The waking REM cycle

Turns out the heavy sleep-light sleep cycle of REM carries on into the day, and paying attention to that can maximize productivity.

Posted on 11 March 2013 and filed under articles, misc

Stompin' Tom's battle

A place isn’t defined by who happened to be born there and left. It’s defined by who decides to stay.

Posted on 9 March 2013 and filed under articles, Canada, cities, ideas, misc, music

Letter to the Blogger

What would the “Letters to the Editor” section look like on the web?

Posted on 8 March 2013 and filed under articles, comments, misc, social media, writing

"I almost broke my butt": starting in the middle of the story

Start with a small mystery, and follow with something ear-grabbing.

Posted on 6 March 2013 and filed under articles, CBC, journalism, personal, radio

(Co)Hosting

Exploring radio from the other side of the production board.

Posted on 6 March 2013 and filed under CBC, comments, personal

Roller discos and recovery centers: how much control should you have over your neighbourhood?

In the debate over a recovery center at Haldi Road, a key question is: how much control should you have over your own neighbourhood?

Posted on 4 March 2013 and filed under articles, cities, comments, Prince George

Tom Flanagan, the Oscars, and the outrage of the internet

How many people considered the full context of what Tom Flanagan said before condemning him? What are the odds you’ve formed an opinion about this post before you even read it?

Posted on 2 March 2013 and filed under articles, comments, social media

Why you shouldn't put your press release in an attachment

I don’t know where and when it was decided that attachments are the gold standard for getting information out to the media, but it’s time to put a stop to it. Here are some reasons.

Posted on 27 February 2013 and filed under articles, how to

I deleted all my emails

OK, not really. I archived them. And I know it’s been done before. But it feels so good. After doing a good job at achieving inbox zero in October, there was a slow creep in November followed by a complete breakdown in December and January. I was determined to get on top of them. But […]

Posted on 20 February 2013 and filed under articles, misc

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