Blog by John Miller

RIP newsroom diversity

June 16th, 2016
If you Google "diversity in Canadian newsrooms," you will find that seven out of the first 10 results still cite my research prominently -- something that both surprises and concerns me. You see, the last research I did on that subject is now more than 10 years old. Isn't that proof enough that diversity at news organizations has fallen off the radar? No news organization seems to be openl ...

An affair at work

June 9th, 2016
Office affairs. They happen. Many are consensual, stay private and hurt no one. Some endure and can lead to marriage; of course, they can also break marriages up. Some simmer for a while and die out without affecting anyone else. Others can turn toxic and infect the entire workplace. On balance, you can't call them good or bad. When so many of us spend as much time at work as we do at home, ...