Peter Menzies
Peter Menzies writes on culture, media and communications. While he now works in the cultural industry and advises tech companies, he has in the past served as vice chairman of telecommunications for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). He was publisher and editor-in-chief of one of Canada's major daily newspapers, the Calgary Herald.
Bio last modified June 18th, 2021.
Post-Truth Possibilities
Reflecting on a paper he wrote almost 10 years ago ago as a Senior Fellow for Cardus, veteran Canadian journalist Peter Menzies concludes that trust is adrift on a sea of lies but, hey, it’s still better to light a candle than curse the dark.
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Convivium Readers Respond: Media Defined Faith
July 14, 2017Convivium readers and long time contributors respond to Publisher Peter Stockland's compellingly written defence earlier this month of how faith is inextricably tied to his identity and vocation as a journalist.
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After the Flood
January 28, 2016The floods that plagued Calgary might be a distant memory for some but they remind one Alberta writer about the stark boundary between government and love of neighbour.
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Garden-Variety Work
April 29, 2013 -
First Human Beings
April 22, 2013 -
Ralph Klein and the Commonfolk
April 1, 2013 -
In Defence of Star Gazing
March 13, 2013 -
When the false moustaches and wigs fall off
March 4, 2013 -
16 Days in February
February 21, 2013 -
Fight Some of Your Own Fights
February 4, 2013 -
Broken Hearts Mend
January 28, 2013 -
Lance Armstrong's Increasingly Popular World
January 21, 2013 -
Learning to Speak of Beliefs
January 14, 2013 -
Window Taps
January 4, 2013 -
Means Something to Me
December 17, 2012 -
Talking Points
December 10, 2012 -
Twitter's Blissful Chaos
December 3, 2012 -
Grade Eight Debate
November 26, 2012 -
Real People, Real History
November 19, 2012 -
Under 30
October 9, 2012 -
What People Forget About Freedoms
October 1, 2012 -
The Pathetic Family
September 25, 2012 -
Peter Lougheed: The Candle for His Generation
September 17, 2012 -
The Man the Hour Demands
September 7, 2012
