Dec 06 2009
Was I missed?
I haven’t posted on my blog in over seven months, but I do not feel remiss.
I’ve been busy, to begin with. During my prolonged absence, I helped organize a workshop on the future of news keynoted by Jeff Jarvis and featuring many local Toronto media personalities. Then (actually, concurrently) I helped launch a web-only Toronto news site, designing its website, helping to organize its staff, trying to come up with a business plan, and involving myself in the editorial process.
Then I got a full-time job. And went through many of the personal trials and tribulations that bubble up while one tries to dig out of the huge financial hole that two years of school can leave you in.
Soon I will have a post about NewsFIX: how the project is going, where we’re at, the mistakes we’ve made, and the little victories along the way.
For now I will simply note that the Great Paywall Debate that was raging when I stopped blogging seven months ago is still raging – reaching, in fact, new levels of absurdity. I’m looking forward to catching up on all this as I make a measured return to bloggerdom over the Christmas season.
Peace be with you.
