Pete Davies: “This post explains why we have no idea how many people are actually listening to Serial (or any podcasts).” In short, because there is a very real difference between downloading a podcast and listening to it. And many people will download the same episode multiple times (I’ll often have the same episode of something on my […]
The team at Stitcher take a look at the data to find out whether people are binge-listening to the podcast Serial in the same way fans watch Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. Answer: they do.
Stephen Regenold: “Winter riding is not without hardship. Evenings comes early, forcing riders to pedal home in the dark. Snowdrifts squeeze streets, eliminating a comfortable side lane for bikes. Frozen fingers and feet are common issues for the unprepared. “But dress right, use fenders and lights on the bike, maybe add studded tires, and commuting […]
I saw Big Hero 6 with my niece this weekend, and while it was fine the short film in front of it was outstanding. Buzzfeed has a nice little write-up on the revival of short films at Disney, starting with the outstanding “Paperman” (if you haven’t seen it, go watch it now) and through to this […]
Iranian-American artist Shirin Barghi put together a collection of the last words of young black men killed by police shootings in America. I have nothing to add.
After this, this, and this, Matthew Lazin-Ryder has his own take on what’s gone wrong: “We all know when CBC whent off the rails. It was when it went off rails. It used to be only along the Candian National Railway – but the govermit turned it into its own corporation.” Personally, I think he’s […]
Scott Gilmore: “What is worse, the same biochemistry that rewards us for apparent altruism tricks us into thinking, ‘We’ve done our bit.’ A recent study from the University of British Columbia demonstrated that people who ‘liked’ a cause on Facebook were less likely to donate to that cause. Why? Because, in their minds, they’d already […]
Jamie Berube: “It is time for those who view it as socially appropriate to make comments or jokes about a woman’s plans for child-bearing to understand that it’s not okay. It is also not okay to ask when she’s going to have kids or her reasons why she’s choosing not to. I don’t care who […]
From the obituary of Canadian doctor Frances Kelsey: “Young ‘Frankie’ left B.C. to get her undergraduate and masters degrees in science at McGill University in Montreal. When an opening appeared as a research assistant at the University of Chicago, her McGill professor urged her to apply. She was accepted after the U.S. professor mistook Frances […]
I wrote a whole post about how local radio can survive a digital era, but John Collins (paraphrasing James Cridland) puts it much more succinctly: “Your content may be on AM, FM, Digital or a file, but it will only succeed if it’s relevant to your community of interest.” So simple. But so essential.
Eric Karjaluto: “Recently, I noticed something. In spite of common wisdom arguing the opposite, I’m happier when busy. I’m not talking about the distraction that comes from checking your smartphone every 30 seconds. I’m referring to the way complete absorption in a task leads to clarity.”
Ian Urbina: “Passwords do more than protect data. They protect dreams, secrets, fears and even clues to troubled pasts, and for some, they serve as an everyday reminder of what matters most.” What a brilliant idea for a story, and what great stories he found. via
Longtime journalist Linden MacIntyre has some parting words for the CBC: “As is often the case in times of existential crisis, it becomes a challenge for people running countries or institutions to project the kind of leadership that fosters confidence and morale – no troubled institution can survive without those two qualities. And so we […]
John Backhouse, mayor of Prince George from 1986 to 1996 has weighed in on the “Is Prince George north?” debate: “Put this into the context of when the slogan was first introduced. In 1967 the city was slowly recovering from a very tough recession. The self respect of the city was low, what we needed […]
Ben Smith: “If your goal — as is ours at BuzzFeed — is to deliver the reader something so new, funny, revelatory, or delightful that they feel compelled to share it, you have to do work that delivers on the headline’s promise, and more. This is a very high bar. It’s one thing to enjoy […]
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