Travel Writing: An Irish Castle
Our visit to Ireland also yielded a story for Post Media about how this descendant of peasant farmers got to stay at a true to life castle: Dromoland.
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Travel Writing: Galway
What a pleasure it was to write about the lovely city of Galway and the magical Aran Islands for the Post Media papers. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20221112/282480007777107
Why politicians avoiding reporters hurts democracy
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s campaign team has made a strategic decision to avoid long form interviews, clearly calculating that the risks outweigh any benefits in a campaign where he’s leading. In this column I wrote for the Toronto Star, I argue that it might be a cynically effective strategy, but not so great for democracy. It’s …
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Toronto Star Opinion Column
In the early days of the pandemic, I wrote an opinion column for the Toronto Star on communications strategy in troubled times.
Column for CBC.ca
Donald Trump was a walking case study in awful communications during a public health emergency, as I wrote for CBC.ca.
Yukon Travel Story
After a long, pandemic-imposed break from travelling, it sure was nice to get on the road in summer 2021 to #Yukon. My article on a memorable trip with my big brother just got into print in several Postmedia Network Inc. papers. #travel
Hosting APPrO
And we’re off for the 2021 Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO) virtual conference. It’s my honour to be the event host for the second year in a row. Joining APPrO President David Butters and Stephen Somerville at our unofficial command centre, a lovely and spacious room with a view, courtesy of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) #appro2021 #power #powergrid
ESG Conference
With #ESG on everyone’s lips, I’m really looking forward to taking part in the Daring to Leap online Forum tomorrow. Host Faith Goodman and her colleagues at the VeriStell Institute have pulled together an impressive array of speakers who will be going at the issues from all angles. #corporatepurpose
Mind Over Matter Magazine
On the third annual Women’s Brain Health Day, I’m looking at the just-released edition of Mind Over Matter magazine. I was honoured to once again contribute a few articles, including one on the #standahead challenge—the major fundraiser for Women’s Brain Health Initiative. It’s a great cause, with the funds going to important research and educational programs that benefit …
Humber College Talk
Thanks so much to Heather Seaman for inviting me to speak to her journalism class at Humber College. A great group of young people with insightful questions. Heather advised me that they were a bit nervous about calling people for interviews. I told them that I was absolutely terrified before doing my first interview in journalism school, back …