Gordon Hotchkiss

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• Have More People Become More Awful? in Media Insider on 12/01/2020
  

  There seems to be a little more ignorance in the world, a little less compassion, a little more bullying and a lot less courtesy.

• You Said, 'Why Public Broadcasting?' I Still Say, 'Why Not?' in Media Insider on 11/24/2020
  

  It appears my column a few weeks ago on public broadcasting hit a few raw nerves.

• Friendship, Uncoupled in Media Insider on 11/17/2020
  

  With social media, friendship is now many steps removed from its physical, intimate and organic roots. It is stripped of the context in which it evolved.

• Dear United States: You Should Think Differently About Public Broadcasting in Media Insider on 11/10/2020
  

  In my ongoing discussion about how to support true and reliable journalism, there is one option I haven't talked about: public broadcasting.

• Analyzing The Problems With Analytical Content in Media Insider on 11/03/2020
  

  Fake news? There is simply too much analytical superstructure built on top of the few real journalists doing real reporting.

• Why Free News Is (Usually) Bad News in Media Insider on 10/26/2020
  

  Two sources chart media bias and shady advertising practices, with a pretty strong correlation between reputable reporting and business ethics.

• Lockdown Advice For A Long Winter in Media Insider on 10/20/2020
  

  What happens, for example, when an extrovert and introvert are locked down in the same house together -- like my wife and myself?

• Amazon Prime: Buy Today, Pay Tomorrow? in Media Insider on 10/13/2020
  

  As I give in to the siren call of Bezos and Co., I wonder what forces I might be unleashing.

• How To Look Past The Nearest Crisis in Media Insider on 10/06/2020
  

  When the world is going to hell in a hand basket, we don't realize that the past is a poor foundation on which to build our future.

• Tired of Reality? Take 2 Full-Strength 'Schitt's Creek's in Media Insider on 09/29/2020
  

  There is a direct correlation between feel-good fantasy and feeling-shitty reality. The worse things get, the more we want to escape it.

Comments by Gordon All comments by Gordon

• Dear United States: You Should Think Differently About Public Broadcasting by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 11/10/2020)
  

  Tom - as mentioned in the column, exactly the opposite is actually happening. I am constantly amazed by how Americans stick with an obviously broken system and wilfully ignore other examples that are working much more successfully. I think you missed the entire jist of the column.

• Dear United States: You Should Think Differently About Public Broadcasting by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 11/10/2020)
  

  Dear Ben - I think your knee might be jerking.

• Why Free News Is (Usually) Bad News by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/26/2020)
  

  Great question James. Acccording to Ad Fontes, broadcast news is less biased than online platforms. Also, something I didn't get into -  news from public broadcasters (PBS, NPR, BBC in UK and CBC in Canada) is the least biased. 

• The Day My Facebook Bubble Popped by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 09/05/2020)
  

  Tanya - I hear you. And they don't give up! I just got this link from the person who did the original post https://www.bitchute.com/video/LAXrdwr5ilgD/?fbclid=IwAR2PfwT2EVtw-ZNFcrBA0Ywbq8HClKBrX-Db-jJ0FyXC_Mn7ShspwJDDLI0Apparently she believes this is a reputable source of information. It has been astounding to me to get this glimpse of how other brains work. I am greatly worried about our future.

• This Election, Canucks Have Been 'Zucked' by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/22/2019)
  

  Thanks George. I appreciate the shout out. By the way, for those that are interested, Trudeau’s Liberals won a minority government, but the Conservatives actually won the popular vote: 34.4% vs 33.06% for the Liberals. It was a very close election. 

• The Difference Between Right-Wing And Left-Wing Media Brain by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/08/2019)
  

  Thanks for the catch Jack. I'll let the editor know.

• Personal Endeavor In The Age Of Instant Judgement by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 05/21/2019)
  

  That's the thing Paula..they passed the books a few seasons back and have been going on their own since. That seems to be the biggest source of criticism.

• Clear, Simple -- And Wrong by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 04/02/2019)
  

  Thank you Nicholas...Gord (or Gary)..whatever works...

• Beijing's Real-Life 'Black Mirror' Episode by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 02/26/2019)
  

  Phillip..it does, from a Western perspective. Ironically, this other perpspective was posted today: https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613027/chinas-social-credit-system-isnt-as-orwellian-as-it-sounds/

• Why We No Longer Want To Know What's True by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 08/28/2018)
  

  Not true Paula...MP has always had my back. From Ken (Fadner) on down I have had nothing but support from the folks at MediaPost.

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