Gordon Hotchkiss

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• Can Innovation Survive In Trump's America? in Media Insider on 04/29/2025
  

  The biggest innovation requirement is an environment fostering divergent thinking and providing a safe space for experimentation.

• Getting Tired Of Trying To Tell The Truth in Media Insider on 04/22/2025
  

  Why did 56% of journalists in a recent study say they're considering quitting their jobs?

• Strategies For Surviving The News in Media Insider on 04/15/2025
  

  How do you stay informed without becoming a trembling, psychotic mess? For one, try gathering information with a specific intent in mind.

• Borders: A Now-Quaint Concept in Media Insider on 04/08/2025
  

  It's now almost impossible to draw a line anywhere on a map and think it defines the people within that line in any identifiable way.

• Will There Be A Big-Tech Reckoning? in Media Insider on 04/01/2025
  

  Big Tech's deferment to Trump is both entirely predictable and completely self-serving.

• Paying The Price For Not Trusting in Media Insider on 03/25/2025
  

  Without exception, cultures and societies with high levels of trust in each other prosper over the long term, and those that lack trust slip backward.

• I'm Not A Doctor, But I Play One On Social Media in Media Insider on 03/18/2025
  

  The health anxiety business is booming, thanks to influencers promoting dubious procedures because there is a financial incentive to do so.

• Trump, The Media, And The Problem Of 'Pretty Good' in Media Insider on 03/11/2025
  

  Those claiming to be populists, some of whom may eventually become dictators, depend on promising to make life better for their base.

• When Branding And Politics Collide in Media Insider on 03/04/2025
  

  Tesla's winning the global unpopularity contest -- which reminds me of another car brand that got on the wrong side of politics 80 years ago.

• Curation Is Our Future -- But Can You Trust It? in Media Insider on 02/25/2025
  

  Curation means to put information in a context, adding a possible meaning. This could cross the line to attempting to influence the people getting that information.

Comments by Gordon All comments by Gordon

• 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.

• When The News Hits Home by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 08/22/2023)
  

  Thanks Christine - we're reading from the same page but I suspect we're preaching to the choir. 

• 1,000,000 Words To The Wise by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 11/29/2022)
  

  Ken - thanks for giving my words a home!

• My 10-Day Tech Detox by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/25/2022)
  

  Thanks Ken!

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