Breaking the Feed: Does the attention economy undermine our democracy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRBnHQuFWk In an age where digital platforms prioritize engagement above all else, the algorithms that shape what we see ...
Tag: Andrew MacDougall
The attention economy is now a serious threat to Western nations: Andrew MacDougall in the Ottawa Citizen
This article originally appeared in the Ottawa Citizen. By Andrew MacDougall, August 11, 2025 What’s the biggest problem facing the ...
Dismantling the attention economy: How the battle for attention is killing the traditional news media and eroding the foundations of Western democracies
By Andrew MacDougall July 31, 2025 PDF of paper Executive Summary | Sommaire (le français suit) The debate about the ...
Platforms designed to addict users are killing journalism and harming children
OTTAWA, ON (July 31, 2025): Canada's approach to saving news media is "burying the lede" by focusing on newsroom subsidies ...
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It’s the judges, not the Charter, that have turned Canada into a lawfare nation: Peter Copeland, Stéphane Sérafin, Kerry Sun, and Yuan Yi Zhu in the National Post
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The umbrella term “critical minerals” is good for messaging but bad for policy: Heather Exner-Pirot
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Indigenous consent is an objective, not a standard, for resource development: Heather Exner-Pirot
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The growing government gap: Rising costs, shrinking returns, and the productivity crisis in the public sector
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Urban Violent Crime Report, Volume 2: Comparing crime across Canadian cities
