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This photo made me feel sorry for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. With half of his four year term over, things are going from bad to worse.

As COVD's third wave hits Alberta, the government needs to take some lessons from others who are telling us what the numbers really mean.

Police and fire department spokespeople speak in a different language to the media and have for years. When will they use plain language to communicate?

As we enter our second year of video interviews and meetings, I'm finding more best practices that people need to consider to look great on video.

It's taken a year, but post-game interviews with hockey players and others are finally starting to look like something that resembles pre-pandemic coverage.

I can't get through a day without hearing somebody in the media use poor grammar. Here are the top 5 grammatical mistakes made.

If you use a virtual background on Zoom, or a similar platform, you should know that background makes you look worse instead of better.

Taking questions from reporters over the phone instead of in-person won't go away soon, because it's easier for governments to control the show and the message.

I left radio many years ago and haven't regretted the decision. The business I left though was far different than the radio world today and I actually have the government to thank for that.

The front pages of Canada's daily newspapers were blank last Thursday, in an effort to drive home their point about what might happen if they don't get paid for their content.

We've seen almost a year of TV interviews being done over video. Unfortunately many people are making the same mistakes.

Tim Hortons is marketing a new dark roast coffee. Again. It may be the most honest commercial ever made.

Have you listened to the questions reporters ask at news conferences? Why are some so long?

Nobody seems to be happy with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney these days. Maybe he's trying too hard?

It was a year that most of us would rather forget, but none of us will be able to. Here are my Top 10 blogs from 2020.

It's been ten years since Stephen Duckett uttered the famous words "I'm eating my cookie." Strange as it may seem, he might have played a role in the eventual rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in Alberta.

Should governments across Canada be communicating COVID in a different, more creative way? Would it make a difference?

I've seen really bad backgrounds for media interviews done over video and some really good ones. Today I name my 3 stars for backgrounds from Canada's sports reporters.

We're more than eight months into the pandemic. Despite that, many TV networks produce horrible audio quality when interviewing their own people.

I done hundreds and hundreds of interviews, but for a change, I was interviewed. You can listen to it, or download the podcast.

TV networks have fallen into the trap of reading prepared statements on the air. Here's why they should stop.

Dr. Deena Hinshaw is the face of the pandemic in Alberta, but her Twitter account isn't doing her any favours lately.

Health Minister Tyler Shandro pulled the good 'ol Friday Afternoon News Dump trick and got called out for it by some of Alberta's mayors.

Politicians used to answer questions from reporters on a regular basis. Now it seems like answering a question is optional.