Thursday, March 28, 2024

BIG Mouth

Are you fed up with the feds?

A lot of Canadians are outraged with their federal government's handling of the trucker protest that included invoking the Emergencies Act and freezing bank accounts of those who supported the protest. A lot of Canadians are furious with the federal government for punishing the oil and gas industry that gives us our high standard of living, and could do so much for global energy security ... while they fly all over the planet in private jets...

Wanted: intelligent humans who can string together a few sentences

BIG Media Ltd. is expanding to become a global platform, and in order to do so effectively, we need editorial contributors in all corners of the world. (Please note that we have good reason to believe that Earth is not flat, so the term "corners" is not to be taken literally.) We are looking for correspondents based in South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia/Oceania, and Antarctica. We are NOT looking for journalists trained in the traditional...

The truth is out there – but it can be quite difficult to find

An associate shared with me that he had spent considerable time in recent years searching for news organizations that did not pick sides on key issues, and instead focused on facts and logic. He said that he scoured the Internet but could not find a single news site anywhere on the planet that did not clearly engage in agenda-driven journalism ... until BIG-Media.ca came along. I can already hear some of you saying, "Oh, yeah...

BIG Media Ltd. turns 2 years old today – please excuse the tantrums

BIG Media Ltd. turns two years old today – and, like most 2-year-olds, we still have a lot of growing to do. As is the case with any startup human or business, it was difficult learning to get our legs solidly beneath us, but we worked through the wobbles and are now running with good stability. It might even be time to remove the training wheels. However, we are not perfect. On occasion – especially when...

Is the political left committing harakiri?

As long as I am running a truth/integrity-focused media company, I will not personally and publicly endorse any politician or political group. I will continue to focus on documenting facts to empower voters and policymakers with critical knowledge regarding the most important issues. However, on occasion, I write opinion pieces about the political landscape. Today, I am compelled to discuss what I believe to be the political harakiri being carried out by the left. But, first, a...

Our brand of journalism is more accurate, and this is why …

One of my associates suggested recently that I am not doing enough to help people understand how BIG Media Ltd.'s style of journalism is different from that of other news organizations, and why it is more accurate. So, here I go. I will break it into segments, each of which is critical to our unique style of covering the big issues at BIG Media. Editorial team My team of journalists consists of a bunch of brilliant scientists...

2023 resolutions are a collective effort

Some might consider this public proclamation of my new year's resolutions to be egocentric, but I believe that these objectives are relevant for everyone in my network. They will only come to fruition with your support, and we all benefit if they are accomplished. MY TOP 5 RESOLUTIONS FOR 2023: 5. Engage younger generations in our work at BIG-Media.ca so they are empowered with knowledge, rather than shackled with misinformation and fear. 4. Recruit more brilliant scientists who...

When Christmas party small talk goes awry

I am generally a fun guy to be around, but you do NOT want to invite me to your Christmas party this year. Excerpts from conversations at an event last weekend will make this abundantly clear ... (I have changed the names of my conversation counterparts to Partygoer (PG) in order to protect the gullible.)   PG1: "Pretty cold out there tonight. I guess this is what happens with global warming." RD: "Did you hear what you just said – it's cold...

Top 5 Ways Mainstream Media Pull The Wool Over Our Eyes

5.  Data mining and algorithms give us highly customized content ... which is why a lot of us believe that we are quite knowledgeable about certain topics, even though we are almost exclusively exposed to material that reinforces narrow-minded bias. Our myopic viewpoints then set us up perfectly to engage in destructive communication.   4.  24-hour news cycle – there simply are not enough amazing stories happening every day, so media outlets that produce a lot of content daily...

Passiveness toward crime compromises community safety

Two different but possibly connected encounters with criminal acts have me more convinced than ever that our society is far too soft on crime. A few weeks ago, I witnessed a man stealing two large boxes of product from a Vancouver dollar store. As he escaped through the entrance door, I alerted an employee, who took about three steps toward the door, shrugged his shoulders, and returned to stocking shelves. About three minutes later, the thief...