Paywalls and Dinosaurs in Journalism

When it comes to online news, some organizations have simply never understood how to adapt. As history has shown those who fail to adapt, whether it be organizations or organisms, die out. The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star are, sadly, two such organizations. Recently the Globe and Mail put up a pay wall and…

Paywalls and Dinosaurs in Journalism

When it comes to online news, some organizations have simply never understood how to adapt. As history has shown those who fail to adapt, whether it be organizations or organisms, die out. The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star are, sadly, two such organizations. Recently the Globe and Mail put up a pay wall and…

Fix the Olympics Before Trying to Bring Them To Toronto

An article in Today’s Toronto Star discusses the possibility of the “first binational Olympics“. This is both a wonderful and a terrible idea. It is a terrible idea because it is a terrible idea for any modern city to host the Olympics. The price tag alone should cause the mayor of any city to run…

Fix the Olympics Before Trying to Bring Them To Toronto

An article in Today’s Toronto Star discusses the possibility of the “first binational Olympics“. This is both a wonderful and a terrible idea. It is a terrible idea because it is a terrible idea for any modern city to host the Olympics. The price tag alone should cause the mayor of any city to run…

Our founder’s new project: Toronto Public Broadcasting

Some of you will remember the founder of the original parent website of this blog, Justin Beach. He hasn’t gone away completely, but has been keeping busy with a number of different projects, including the launching of a web-based public broadcasting operation focused on the city of Toronto. For details: http://torontopb.blogspot.ca/2012/05/introducing-toronto-public-broadcasting.html

The Rose Centre

Episode 64 of This Is Toronto is now available! This latest edition features The Rose Centre for Young Adults with Disabilities, a unique organization that helps 18 to 35-year-olds living with a disability. www.thisistorontopodcast.blogspot.com NEXT EPISODE: Nov. 18, 2011

The Hockey54 Show

Episode 62 of This Is Toronto is now available! This latest edition follows up with Hockey54.com. The Toronto-based website is preparing for the debut of The Hockey54 show, which will air on an all-sports radio station in (of all places) Nashville, Tenn. www.thisistorontopodcast.blogspot.com NEXT EPISODE: Oct. 21, 2011