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Bridging divides and building forward: 2020 Victoria Forum asks the big questions

Bridging divides and building forward: 2020 Victoria Forum asks the big questions

by Helen Gemmrich | Dec 1, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Leaders in business, politics, Indigenous knowledge and academia gather to discuss global challenges Photo via Victoria Forum website. Global issues require global solutions – and the participants of the 2020 Victoria Forum enthusiastically embraced the challenge. The...
Tweet first, think later: Twitter can’t keep up with Trump and online disinformation

Tweet first, think later: Twitter can’t keep up with Trump and online disinformation

by Helen Gemmrich | Nov 23, 2020 | Op-eds, Opinions

Flagging disputed content isn’t enough without user vigilance Graphic by Kate Korte, with screen captures from Trump’s twitter. After a tense week of waiting for the final ballots to be counted, Joe Biden was declared the winner of the U.S. election on Nov. 7....
Without science journalists, coverage of studies is lacking

Without science journalists, coverage of studies is lacking

by Helen Gemmrich | Oct 22, 2020 | Opinions

Good science reporting shouldn’t be a rare commodity Photo via Pixabay. Two simple, innocuous sentences — and I flung my Canadian Press (CP) Stylebook across the room before diving into an internet search. Is that really how journalism sees science?  I was working on...
Investigating the behavioural psychology behind COVID-19 guidelines

Investigating the behavioural psychology behind COVID-19 guidelines

by Helen Gemmrich | Oct 22, 2020 | Lifestyle, Sports | Lifestyle

Will wearing masks in public ever not feel weird?  Graphic by Mohamed Hassan, via Pixabay. What motivates people to follow public health guidelines? Will mask-wearing and physical distancing ever feel normal? Many of these reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic are based...

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