Mike Wise

Toronto-based Journalism Professor

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  • What if we wrote sports stories like police stories

    Written one day last summer when I was frustrated with the “cop speak” I heard in a news story.

    Mike Wise

    February 26, 2020
    Misc Writing
  • Shining some light on dark posts in Canada

    Shining some light on dark posts in Canada

    U.S. special prosecutor Robert Mueller charged 13 Russian operatives with “illegally using social media platforms to sow political discord,” according to the New York Times. The Washington Post has detailed efforts of a Russian influence campaign that used targeted Facebook ads to “mimic and infiltrate U.S. political discourse while also seeking to heighten tensions between groups […]

    Mike Wise

    February 17, 2018
    Misc Writing
  • My Social Media Resolutions for 2018

    My Social Media Resolutions for 2018

    I have always been interested in ideas around digital distractions and finding ways to limit our addictions to technology (it is a constant challenge for me). With the start of the new year, I thought I’d lay out some of my social media resolution for 2018: Going on a Diet: Throughout 2017, I tried to […]

    Mike Wise

    December 29, 2017
    Disconnecting
  • Slate’s Hit Parade Podcast: The Silver Medalist Edition

    Slate’s Hit Parade Podcast: The Silver Medalist Edition

    Slate’s excellent podcast looking at Billboard’s top hits finds some surprising inspiration behind Kelly Clarkson’s breakout hit.

    Mike Wise

    December 29, 2017
    What I’m Reading
  • Poynter Institute: 2018 drone journalism forecast

    Where will drones go in journalism in 2018?

    Mike Wise

    December 27, 2017
    What I’m Reading
    Feedly, IFTTT
  • An eye for an eye …. I stand corrected

    I was a bit late in dropping my daughter off for school, so I wasn’t able to escape without being caught in the hallways, listening to the national anthem, and then the grade six students reading the morning announcements. As I was making my way out the front door, I heard the school’s quote of […]

    Mike Wise

    February 27, 2015
    Misc Writing
  • Disconnecting in a Connected World

    Disconnecting in a Connected World

    I recently had the chance to speak at a luncheon hosted by the Intercultural Dialogue Institute about an issue close to my heart: the need to disconnect from technology for part of my week. A recording of the speech is now on Youtube: Organizers also had some kinds words for my speech, which they posted on […]

    Mike Wise

    April 11, 2014
    Disconnecting
    Disconnecting, distractions, Unplugging
  • The Urban Myth of the “Maple Leaf Forever” tree

    I was out of town this weekend, so I missed a horrific storm Friday night that knocked down several trees around Toronto, including an historic maple on Laing street. It is a tree with deep connection to my family roots, as well as the source of an urban myth connecting it to the song “The […]

    Mike Wise

    July 22, 2013
    Misc Writing
    leslieville, local history, maple leaf forever
  • Talking about unplugging on CBC Radio

    Talking about unplugging on CBC Radio

    This week, I spoke about my 16/6 challenge on several weekend morning programs on CBC radio. In cased you miss it, here I am discussing my efforts with Karen Gordon on Fresh Air on CBC Radio One in Toronto. I also spoke with Giacomo Panico on CBC Ottawa’s In Town and Out.

    Mike Wise

    July 6, 2013
    Disconnecting
    CBC Radio, Media sabbath, Unplugging
  • Counting down eight hours of nightly rest

    Part of my challenge in living my 16/6 lifestyle is making sure I don’t spend more than 16 hours a day with my gadgets. Lately, I’ve begun using a countdown timer on my phone to block off an 8-hour period where I agree to put it down, charge it up, and avoid using it. I […]

    Mike Wise

    July 5, 2013
    Disconnecting
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