Jane Gerster

The mystique that has helped cement the RCMP as a national symbol is also what renders it particularly, stubbornly difficult to reform—@Jane_Gerster thewalrus.ca/can-the-rcmp-b…

"...the cult of journalistic celebrity is troubling for many reasons, not least that it can reserve outsize attention and authority to reporters who don’t always have a compelling claim to it." us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=a23440a018c… via @CJR

"As long as the person is alive, the book is not finished. The voice can still resound; they can still have new ideas. My books are always rewritten by life." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-st…

Dr. Kirshenbaum said he worried about any effort to reduce the course’s demands, noting most students want to be doctors. “Unless you appreciate these transformations at the molecular level. I don’t think you can be a good physician, and I don’t want you treating patients.”

“I have noticed that many of the students who consistently complained about the class did not use the resources we afforded to them,” wrote Mr. Benslimane, now a Ph.D. student at Harvard.

"After several years of Covid learning loss, the students not only didn’t study, they didn’t seem to know how to study, Dr. Jones said." nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/… via @nytimes

Matthew, you're missed 💔 ontherecordnews.ca/in-memoriam-ma…

@LBikos @socprobsjournal @kingssociology @KingsAtWestern Will do!!!

@LBikos @socprobsjournal @kingssociology @KingsAtWestern Looking forward to reading (+ probably quoting)!

JUST IN Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service and RCMP have just released the names of the people killed on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon on Sunday morning. They will not be identifying the victims.

@Tim_Bousquet shortly after saying he doesn't really follow the media except the one week of coverage preceding his own testimony...

Wiley: the police and the media serve similar functions. Wait, what?

Cst. Greg Wiley's testimony before the Mass Casualty Commission will NOT be broadcast, and only those registered can watch the webcast. However, I WILL be live-tweeting his testimony, which is scheduled to begin in 10 minutes. You can avoid this threat by muting the hashtag #MCC

@Tim_Bousquet this interview is quite something

Wiley: I have a master's degree in education. You guys really need to do a better job on this transcription. Boy, howdy.

Does truth matter?

If you didn’t believe it, but you repeated it anyway — or palled around with those who did — what horror wouldn’t you espouse? Would any lies be too terrible to tell? bostonglobe.com/2022/08/17/mag…

"Journalists simply can’t allow themselves to be megaphones or stenographers. They have to be dedicated truth-tellers, using clear language, plenty of context and thoughtful framing to get that truth across." washingtonpost.com/media/2022/08/…

“The city can lull you into a dream, but it is also a nightmare because the war is right there." nytimes.com/2022/08/19/wor… #longreads

"Textbook local journalism. Reporters methodically tracked down the facts while tuning out the national noise." washingtonpost.com/media/2022/07/…

"Nothing matters more than the act of showing up, and the relationship that develops outside of language."

Great episode of @longformpodcast, worth the listen: longform.org/posts/longform…