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Author’s note from Shame the Devil
The term whistleblower was first coined by Ralph Nader in the seventies as somebody who called societies attention to illegal, immoral or illegitimate acts, usually done by big business or governments. To blow a whistle in a sports game is to call a penalty or stop some egregious play. Although laws protecting whistleblowers have been […]
Conspiracy to Commit Journalism
March 15, 2013
There has been a very alarming threat to journalism and our freedoms recently. Earlier this year ex-CIA operative John Kiriakou pleaded guilty to violating the Orwellian-sounding Intelligence Identities Protection Act, passed in 1982 to weed out spies. The guilty plea has given Kiriakou the dubious distinction of being the first CIA agent to be imprisoned […]
Media of the World Unite!
February 27, 2013
Canada and the United States are different in many aspects, but perhaps one of the biggest differences is in the way we present news. By some American standards, Canada is viewed as a liberal, semi-communist state and in many respects they are correct. Not mentioning universal healthcare, up here in Canada, we have the Canadian […]
Why Julian Assange is like Batman
February 14, 2013
Julian Assange was on Bill Maher the other week via satellite link and it struck me Assange is very much like Batman. Now calling Assange a superhero might seem like a stretch to some, but hear me out: Assange is shunned by the general public, holed up in Ecuador’s Embassy fighting for free speech and […]
The Media and War
January 31, 2013
The United States and Canada have spent $500 million to train African troops to help stop terrorism, torture and other abuses from occurring. But the American top general in African is now criticizing the program for not teaching the soldiers democratic values after a string of civilian deaths and executions in Mali, a large country […]
Are War Corespondents a Dying Breed?
January 5, 2013
If WikiLeaks has taught us anything, it is that when it comes to war and casualties, the government cannot be trusted. In fact, it scares me that we send our soldiers onto foreign lands their well-being and their actions are often not scrutinized by journalists and by the public. The government and the army brass […]
The Trouble with Twitter
November 17, 2012
BBC has taken a huge hit in their credibility when they claimed Lord Alistair McAlpine, a British member of parliament, was involved in a child sex scandal, a claim that turned out to be false. The BBC agreed to pay Lord McAlpine the equivalent of $295 000 for damages. That would be the end of […]
In His Blood
November 11, 2012
Joel Mark Harris is pleased to announce he is joining in partnership with Nick Marinos to create the drama In His Blood, based on the life of Nick Marinos, three-time Mixed Martial Arts champion. About Nick Marinos Nick grew up in North Vancouver on the Squamish Indian Reserve. As one of a triplet of brothers, […]
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- Joel Mark Harris will be a keynote speaker at the 2013 Writing & Reading Camp ho... 05/22/2013Joel Mark Harris will be a keynote speaker at the 2013 Writing & Reading Camp hosted by the Vancouver Public Library in the Alice MacKay room in the Lower Level at the Central Vancouver Public Library. It is a chance for you to meet the author and get a signed copy of one of his films or novels. There will also be a Gala event at 5:00pm where you can sch […]
- Untitled 05/22/2013Rejection: A Critical Devicelitreactor.comGot a story that keeps getting turned down for publication? Here's how you can use industry rejection as a critical tool to improve your work.
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