While I have written several posts in the past about the seemingly endless capacity of organizations and institutions to behave in ways that best protect themselves rather than serve the interests of their constituencies, each new instance continues to appall me. Today’s print edition of The Star (nothing online yet)
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Politics and its Discontents: Prepare For The Revolution, A.K.A. Spin, Spin, And More Spin
What is the priority of organizations that are mired in embarrassing public revelations about fraudulent spending of taxpayers money? The development of a good PR plan. At least that is what I gleaned from Part Three of The Star’s investigation of the Toronto District School Board and its relationship with
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Butler Did It!
This report kind of reminds me of an old spoof on small-town newspapers I once saw, with the headline “Two Local Women Missing in Japan” with almost the entire front page taken up with the story. In a small space at the bottom, this headline: Massive Earthquake Kills Thousands in
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