I am pleased to announce a piece of real journalism that I’ve done, that you can find on the Thunderbird, the UBC School of Journalism’s online publication. Please take a look at some of the other stories too - my classmates did some really good work on this project. We, like all news outlets, are always looking to build readership, so leave comments and make some student journalists happy.
My story is called “Don’t wait for wireless.” It is all about community-driven wireless Internet programs, particularly one just getting off the ground in Vancouver. Enjoy!
The loonie being on par with the US Dollar is everywhere in the news these days. Take this example from the popular gaming webcomic, Penny Arcade. They write a comic strip about videogames! And in the blog post that traditionally accompanies the comic strip, they’re talking about Canadian gamers getting “boned” and “boned thoroughly” by the exchange rate, so much so that “the bone may need to be surgically removed.” This is economic commentary from a video game site.
He’s got a point though. An extra ten dollars per video game, as compared to people in the States, probably does constitute some bone-age. Same goes for books, as people have been saying for a long time.
