Category Archives: MediaScout
Piracy and Poverty in Somalia, part II
I’ve received a lot of hits from people googling “piracy poverty Somalia” and stumbling upon this MediaScout entry of mine from November. This was no doubt triggered by the high-profile hostage-taking of an American captain off the coast of Somalia, … Continue reading
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The future, soon enough
My goodbye to MediaScout, from the MS-Canada Blog: 2:05 pm EDT | Toronto | Drew Nelles reporting: On December 8th, the day MediaScout announced it would soon go on an indefinite hiatus, two other things happened. The administrators of the … Continue reading
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Economic Engines Out of Gas
With MediaScout shutting down, here’s my last briefing ever: Economic Engines Out of Gas December 18, 2008 by Drew Nelles Last week, the Star profiled York University economist Peter Victor, whose new book is called Managing Without Growth – Slower … Continue reading
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Status Quo for Quebec
From mediascout.ca: Status Quo For Quebec December 8, 2008 by Drew Nelles Quebeckers vote today in an $83-million election, but journalists are probably the only ones who really care. This being the second provincial election in two years — hot … Continue reading
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Making Sense of Mumbai
From mediascout.ca: Making Sense of Mumbai November 28, 2008 by Drew Nelles For all of MediaScout’s efforts to parse how and why various news sources cover events differently, sometimes that coverage evokes common themes so apparently that it’s hard to … Continue reading
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Piracy and Poverty in Somalia
From mediascout.ca: Piracy and Poverty in Somalia November 19, 2008 by Drew Nelles What do you do with a Somali pirate? Well, nobody knows. Following the hijacking of the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star this weekend — the largest ship ever … Continue reading
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The Campaign’s Last Laugh
From mediascout.ca: The Campaign’s Last Laugh November 3, 2008 by Drew Nelles The US presidential campaign has been going on for so long it’s not even funny — not even when it’s supposed to be. Republican presidential hopeful John McCain … Continue reading
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Media Buy a New Cabinet
From mediascout.ca: Media Buy a New Cabinet October 31, 2008 by Drew Nelles Prime Minister Stephen Harper was likely pleased when he scanned the headlines this morning about his big, shiny new cabinet. “Solid team for tough conditions,” the Post … Continue reading
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An Indirect Admission of Guilt
From mediascout.ca: An Indirect Admission of Guilt October 22, 2008 by Drew Nelles The National calls it “Maher Arar times three,” and most of the Big Seven seem to agree: The jailing and torture of three Canadian citizens in the … Continue reading
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A Clogged Campaign
From mediascout.ca: A Clogged Campaign October 17, 2008 by Drew Nelles If GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin name-dropping the elusive Joe Six-Pack couldn’t save the flagging Republican campaign, maybe presidential candidate John McCain name-dropping Joe the Plumber could. That was … Continue reading
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