New Canadian communications journal coming soon

A hallmark of any profession is its body of knowledge, something we have been lacking in PR.  That may change with the launch of a new publication, the Journal of Professional Communication (announced at the Canadian PR Leadership Summit). Edited by professors Alex...

How are you reading?

Normally, the question we’d ask is: what are you reading? As in content you’ll hopefully share. And, of course, that’s key. But with the recent announcement that Canada’s largest newspaper chain put itself in bankruptcy protection and with all...

Putting off the Ritz

There’s a Canadian federal election in full swing. Or should I say in full baby swing – as in fun if you’re in it, but other than that quite dull.It’s the same old posturing, spinning and name calling we remember in the past – only this...

Speed trap

Our 24/7 communications world sometimes seems a lot like the Autobahn: no limits to speed. But I think we’d be a whole lot smarter if we if we took our foot off the accelerator and paid more attention to the road ahead. (Watch our for that pothole!) We could...

My stories

We all have stories we tell people. And it feels like they fall into several categories:- memories- gossip- news or information- recent personal experiences or observationsWell, lately I’ve been using my recent personal experiences/observations as fodder for my...