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Gordon Hotchkiss

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  • The 'Big Tobacco' Moment For Social Media by Maarten Albarda (Media Insider on 03/27/2026)

    Maarten- thanks for doing this. You beat me to the punch. The timing is interesting - my last post was suggesting looking at alternative destinations with smaller but more trusting communities.

  • 'I'd Rather Not Know': The Cost Of Being Incurious by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 11/11/2025)

    Gian -My feeling is that things are definitely trending to the negative - at the same time as our information environment amplifies bad news of all types. So climate disasters - global unrest - political polarization - dystopian technology trends - degradation of social infrastructure - take your pick of things to keep you up at night.

  • Media Modeling Of Masculinity by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 05/27/2025)

    DanFirst of all, thanks for your response. While we definitely see things differently, I appreciate the time you took to lay out your points. I think the biggest difference is in the lens we are using. You are in the media environment and are comparing media influence from now to what we had a few decades ago. I'm looking at impact on human behavior over a much, much longer time frame, back to our evolutionary roots. Trying to compare the two and saying one view is right while the other is wrong is doomed to fail. It's not even comparing apples and oranges - more like comparing apples with quantum physics. As far as references and citations of specific influencers, the study I cited has all this noted. I would suggest going through that if you're interested in the particular influencers looked at in the study. You may disagree with my feeling that our current media environment is leading us down some very dangerous paths. I have been watching these patterns emerge for decades and now that my paycheck doesn't depend on defending them, I am far from optimistic about our future. The lack of reciprocity and physical connection is part of that. Yes, that's my opinion - but that's the purpose of the column. 

  • Kaila Colbin, Signing Off by Kaila Colbin (Media Insider on 04/18/2025)

    Thank you for your insights and humanity Kaila. I very much appreciated both!

  • Trump, The Media, And The Problem Of 'Pretty Good' by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 03/11/2025)

    Dan - I have just one question - and I'm genuinely curious - where do you get your information from? What sources?

  • Trump, The Media, And The Problem Of 'Pretty Good' by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 03/11/2025)

    Thanks for that CNN breakdown Ed. I agree on CNN - they are the closest to objective that I've seen in a primarily ad supported platform. I don't think I labelled them as "left wing - lying" - but there is definitely a bias there. That's fair - all news outlets have a bias and CNN's is the least noticeable. I am using Media in it's broadest sense -  anywhere that people get their information from. I think all the comments agree that it is a toxic environment and lead to the situation we find ourselves in today. At the heart of it is depending on ad sales for revenue and profitability. 

  • Is This The Time To Say No? by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 01/21/2025)

    Thomas, if you had actually read the post, you would have understood that what I was objecting to was the recent moves by Big Tech. I've been writing about the threat to democracy for the past 10 years plus. I'm good with my stand. You?

  • 2024: A Media Insider Review by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 01/07/2025)

    Thanks Cory! There will be plenty to write about, I'm sure. The world doesn't seem to be getting any saner.

  • Postmortem Of A Trump Sound Bite by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 03/19/2024)

    Jay and George - I get that Trump is a lightening rod candidate and that his actions are reprehensible - believe me when I tell you you're preaching to the choir here. But that wasn't the point of the post. The point was that the coverage was inaccurate given what he said and that is symptomatic of the issue when you rely on media for information. Yes, Tone, context and history matter. But none of those things are license to misreport and misrepresent. That's squarely on the media and platforms. Worse, by doing this, you're actually helping Trump spread his message. 

  • My Award For The Most Human Movie Of The Year by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 03/12/2024)

    Jim - I loved Past Lives. In some ways, it was my favourite from among the nominated movies. The fact that it had a Canadian director was another plus for me - for purely personal reasons.

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