technology

Independent media in Quebec banding together with infos.media

Moira Peters — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 13:05:43 +0000

New site aggregates indy journalism to create stream of non-corporate news

The site infos.media is trying to shake up the way people access media in Quebec by making it easier to find news from independent outlets. Launched on Thursday, March 24, in Montreal, infos.media brings onto one page news from about 15 non-corporate outlets.

Code Read

Moira Peters — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:59:21 +0000

Free Code Camp in Halifax convenes next generation of computer programmers

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax)—“Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; teach a man to fish, he eats for life” is an old familiar adage A new Halifax community has sprung up around updating that mantra for the 21st century—not to teach people how to fish, but to code.

Fixing Wikipedia's gender bias, one edit at a time

Erica Butler — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:35:54 +0000

Edit-a-thon aims to fill the gap in online content and community

Eleanor King is hoping that Wikipedia will be her new Facebook. "I'd much rather spend my time on the internet doing something productive," says the director of the Anna Leonowens Gallery.