Those of you who've been following the various discussions on the future of journalism these past weeks may be interested in watching an edited video of the "What's Next for News" panel held at Ryerson, featuring media futurist Clay Shirky, author Andrew Keen and Globe and Mail editor Mathew Ingram. You can watch it here.

With September comes back to school and no shortage of great talks on, among other things, the future of the media. We've already told you about our recent lunch with the WashingtonPost.com's editor, Jim Brady, Mathew Ingram's TEDxTO talk and the CJF's recent panel exploring the changing media environment. One more to add to your collection. If you care about journalism, newspapers, public de... [More]

I attended two talks last week that helped me think about how Samara can help create opportunities for Canadians to meaningfully contribute, in small, fun and accessible ways, to issues that matter to them. Friends know this has been a long-time interest of mine, something I've reflected on for years and regret not writing more about. If you're interested, here are the highlights on presentati... [More]