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Good news. I’ve received some funding from the University of British Columbia to investigate online news habits in Canada. Here’s the abstract for the research project, Behind the Discourse on Online Media Democracy: The Canadian Experience, which I will be starting over the summer: Pundits,

One in five London teens has had a phone or MP3 player stolen One in five teenagers in London has had their mobile phone or MP3 player stolen, according to new research. With the use of expensive personal electronics on the rise, a survey of 1,000 British teenagers found that one in eight youngsters nationwide had been the victim of a mugger, pickpocket or robber.

Some big changes are under way at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia where I am on faculty. The director of the school, Stephen J.A. Ward, is leaving for the U.S. to be the first James E.

Some big changes are under way at the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia where I am on faculty. The director of the school, Stephen J.A. Ward, is leaving for the U.S. to be the first James E.

First the bad books Harvard Professor Robert Darnton will be at the Huntington Library tonight, discussing “Bad Books: The Art and Politics of Libel in 18th-Century France” If you took a French history class in college, you probably read his book The Great Cat Massacre.

Upcoming: Good Books & Bad Books Mar 24th, 2008 by admin First the bad books Harvard Professor Robert Darnton will be at the Huntington Library tonight, discussing “Bad Books: The Art and Politics of Libel in 18th-Century France” If you took a French history class in college, you probably read his book The Great Cat Massacre.