Social Media Policy- Senators put YouTube, TikTok, Snap on defensive on kids' use - Associated Press October 26, 2021
- Australian privacy overhaul on the horizon with the release of online privacy draft legislation and reform discussion paper - Lexology October 25, 2021
- Media Literacy Is Key to American Public Life and Civic Engagement - The Augusta Press October 25, 2021
- Twitter suspends Indiana Rep. Jim Banks' official account - Associated Press October 24, 2021
- The week in fake news: Unvaccinated FEMA workers and other popular but false tales on social media - The Seattle Times October 22, 2021
- The top global media consumption trends of 2021 - The Drum October 22, 2021
- Andrew Yang on America's “very bizarre direction” — and why the two-party system needs to go - Salon October 22, 2021
- National | Keeping tabs on disinformation - CBA National October 20, 2021
- UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data - Associated Press October 20, 2021
- Maui mayor exposed to COVID by pandemic safety rules foe - Associated Press October 20, 2021
- S. Media Vancouver
- Second NCAA gender equity report shows spending disparities - Vancouver Is Awesome October 27, 2021
- Vancouver clinic providing third COVID-19 dose to travellers with mixed vaccines - q107.com October 27, 2021
- Criminal probe launched into Vancouver police shoving incident caught on camera - Globalnews.ca October 27, 2021
- Brazil senators recommend Bolsonaro face charges over COVID - Vancouver Is Awesome October 27, 2021
- CONTEST: You could win a $1000 Gift Card to Vancouver's Best Skin Care Centre - Vancouver Is Awesome October 26, 2021
- Canucks' Elias Pettersson no longer focusing "too much" on social media | Offside - Daily Hive October 26, 2021
- 'It's a community thing': $500 grants on offer for youth-led projects - The Discourse. October 26, 2021
- VanDusen Festival Of Lights Returns To Vancouver & Here is What To Expect - 604 Now October 26, 2021
- 'What's for dinner?': Vancouver-based vegan cookbook simplifies supper situation - Vancouver Sun October 26, 2021
- Search and rescue leader debunks viral hiking voicemail advice | News - Daily Hive October 26, 2021
- Kwantlen
- Changes to freedom-of-information legislation will weaken B.C.'s democratic infrastructure, says Privacy Commissioner - The Globe and Mail October 25, 2021
- ‘Receding before our eyes:’ Vancouver Island glaciers likely to be all gone by mid-century - Vancouver Sun October 25, 2021
- With Flamingo, the Tien Sher Group of Companies' continues its legacy of re-energizing the Whalley District - Vancouver Is Awesome October 22, 2021
- 'Backward for government transparency': BCIT and BC journalism educators express dissapointment, concern over new potential FOI request procedures - Burnaby Now October 22, 2021
- 'We haven't settled on a fee,' says B.C. premier as backlash against charging for information grows - CTV News Vancouver October 22, 2021
- KPU to use $500000 fund to invest in student business case competition teams - The Runner October 21, 2021
- James Bond villain Safin is the latest in this harmful movie trope - NPR October 20, 2021
- Kwantlen Creative Captures shows promise as first KPU photography club - The Runner October 16, 2021
- KPU design graduate wins Outstanding Young Alumni award - The Runner October 15, 2021
- KPU's animal care policy is in the last stage of the approval process - The Runner October 14, 2021
- UBC
- UBC shows off 'field painting robot' ahead of a busy sports season | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca October 27, 2021
- Weekend Rundown: Men's soccer makes it to playoff - Ubyssey Online October 26, 2021
- Robby, a line-painting robot, blazes trail on UBC sports fields - q107.com October 26, 2021
- Cape crusade has Maier climbing MLB draft ladder but opting to leave UBC T-Birds - The Province October 26, 2021
- UBC flu immunization program returns after two years of setbacks - Ubyssey Online October 26, 2021
- Thunder sapped from Warriors-OKC rivalry, but memories remain - Chico Enterprise-Record October 26, 2021
- Clearing the air - UBC Faculty of Medicine October 26, 2021
- Dr. John Webb wins career award for contributions to cardiovascular science - UBC Faculty of Medicine - UBC Faculty of Medicine October 26, 2021
- UBC In The News - UBC News October 26, 2021
- UBC researchers are helping communities prepare for the effects of climate change - UBC News October 26, 2021
- Business Education
- Evergrande founder loses $25bn as Xi crackdown hits big tycoons - Financial Times October 27, 2021
- "Talent Lives Here" theme of coalition's annual meeting - Florida Weekly October 27, 2021
- Innovating with Pandemic Paradoxes: Turning On Our 'Inner Teacher' - Faculty Focus October 27, 2021
- Somalia's Story of Displacement - Africa.com October 27, 2021
- Advancing Digital Business in Education in Response to a Crisis - FE News October 27, 2021
- Andrea Weilacher Obituary (1978 - 2021) - Toledo, OH - The Blade - Legacy.com October 27, 2021
- Potanin Foundation will replenish the endowment fund of PetrSU - India Education Diary October 27, 2021
- Latin America’s widening inequalities spur the wealthy into action - Financial Times October 27, 2021
- China’s education sector posts 10 jobs for every applicant amid crackdown: study - South China Morning Post October 26, 2021
- Democrats announce plans for minimum tax on biggest US corporations - Financial Times October 26, 2021
Tag Archives: plain English
Real Words
One of the best pure writers I have ever seen was a psychology student at Kwantlen Polytechnic University named Emily (she gave me permission to use her first name). She could amalgamate and compress numerous, complex source articles into a … Continue reading
Aeon: Intellectual Culture
My new favourite place to go very morning is Aeon, a marvellous multimedia site devoted to intellectual culture: “big ideas, serious enquiry, a humane worldview and good writing.” From the About page: Aeon has four channels…. Most weekdays, it publishes … Continue reading
New Sophos series: “What is …?”
Sophos, the esteemed network-security company, is starting a new series on its always erudite blog. It is called “What Is …,” and it promises to turn “technical jargon into plain English.” The inaugural post, written by Paul Ducklin, is called … Continue reading
Bryan Garner’s LawProse.org
Bryan Garner is a lawyer whose range of work on the topics of writing and rhetoric is humbling – to me as it should be to you, too. His blog is a gas. Here he is, just the other day, … Continue reading
A Generation of Mentors
It’s hard for me to re-read KPMG‘s October report “BC Junior Mining at a Crossroads,” commissioned by the BC Securities Commission, without feeling not just loss but what will be lost. The report’s findings echo the lamentations of my friends … Continue reading
“Scholarly Writing and How to Get It Done”
That’s the subtitle of my favourite blog on academic writing, “Stupid Motivational Tricks,” authored (primarily) by Jonathan Mayhew, a Professor of Spanish at the University of Kansas, who is a friend of mine and has been since our days in … Continue reading
The Plain Style
One of our resources over on the right-hand side of the page is “The Plain Language Style Guide,” published by the BC Securities Commission to help securities professionals in the composition of correspondence and public documents. Drafted with the assistance … Continue reading