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Tag: Toronto Star

Why are some people such jerks online? And how do you respond to social media attacks?

Our Advocacy Work

July 21st, 2021

Is social media snark the gateway drug to full-on trolling? I wondered this a lot last month, scrolling through the hate-tweets directed my way. Had I condemned a respected religious […]

read more...Why are some people such jerks online? And how do you respond to social media attacks?

Why is it so crucial that we hear from Indigenous women?

Diversity Belonging + Inclusion

November 4th, 2020

and Amy Ede. In the context of our collaboration to engage and support more Indigenous women and gender diverse people in being heard through the media, the two recently sat […]

read more...Why is it so crucial that we hear from Indigenous women?

“They read my entire op-ed in the debate!”

Improve your Writing

August 9th, 2016

“I nearly fell out of my chair,” laughs Janet McLaughlin, recalling her shock upon hearing the Leader of the Opposition publicly quote her in the Ontario legislature. The House was […]

read more...“They read my entire op-ed in the debate!”

How to engage readers from the first sentence — and repurpose your content, too

Improve your Writing

April 5th, 2015

  It could be a stressful exercise. But by the time we force our commentary writing workshop participants into allowing others in the room to vote on the engagement capacity of […]

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What’s the easiest news hook for your next op ed?

Master Media Engagement

September 20th, 2014

I first learned this lesson from the Miss Canada beauty pageant, but on Thursday three Informed Opinions’ “grads” reminded me of it… If a reporter calls or emails to solicit your informed […]

read more...What’s the easiest news hook for your next op ed?

The Motivational Power of Guilt

Master Media Engagement

January 31st, 2013

Guilt didn’t play a big role in my upbringing: I was never discouraged from having sex in order to prevent my mother from having a heart attack, nor was I […]

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Ideas about knowledge mobilization from Queen’s University’s “death and grief girl”

Improve your Writing

July 15th, 2012

When Jill Scott, a professor in Queen’s German department, participated in an Informed Opinions workshop last year, I had no idea she was the self-proclaimed “death and grief girl”… Until […]

read more...Ideas about knowledge mobilization from Queen’s University’s “death and grief girl”

To Tweet or Not to Tweet…

Master Media Engagement

February 22nd, 2012

Should she or shouldn’t she? I was chatting on the phone a few weeks ago with a woman who is listed in our Experts Database. She had written an excellent […]

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