Last week, I was sent on assignment (more or less) to cover a certain story that required an unusual amount of footwork. While the story wasn’t designed for multi-media publication, I kept my mind geared toward the elements of multimedia storytelling style. As a print journalist, I’m always walking around with my tape recorder and [...]

It took until damn near the end of the year, but Vancouver has a clear winner for the Full.Stop Almost Best Political Deflection of the Year. And the award goes to… Vancouver Police Chief Constable, Jamie ‘Slick — and not because of the hair” Graham. This week, Graham masterfully re-directed his recent per diem and [...]

Shameful. This morning’s Globe and Mail homepage has juxtaposed two story links that deserve some separation. “U.S. court won’t block Crips founder’s execution” can be found just below “Judge lifts Homolka release restrictions”. Somehow, both of these “Top Stories” fall somewhere between job cuts at CIBC and the goodness of coffee. No matter what side [...]