Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web.
Kirk LaPointe, editor-in-chief:
There is irrefutable evidence of Russia meddling in the 2016 US election, but no organization has so well laid out the facts as this interactive feature. – The New York Times
The latest Jared Lanier book, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now, speaks to the helplessness and frustration of time online. Reviewer Mark O’Connell writes about the rising tide of bad news and worse opinions to be found. – The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-deliberate-awfulness-of-social-media
I read an extraordinary review about a book that was hailed as unreadable. – The Paris Review
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/09/19/the-most-unread-book-ever-acclaimed/
Timothy Renshaw, managing editor:
Here’s the estimated Canadian business bill in lost competitive advantage resulting from US tax reform: $US85 billion – Private Capital Markets Association of Canada
http://pcmacanada.news/top-news/heres-how-much-us-tax-reform-will-cost-canada-111481.aspx
The European Union hops aboard the hydrogen transportation train as it aims to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 – Reuters
https://ukerc.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=46913f04544f73ffdbeb92f88&id=24a96bd05c&e=2fda4dbca6
But not before its renewable energy initiatives destroy more European forests – Independent
Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor:
Primer on U.S.-Canada trade and the potential consequences of tariffs – Washington Post
Story aimed at U.S. readers explains the political background of current trade friction between Ottawa and the Trump White House – The Atlantic
Carrie Schmidt, editorial researcher:
Undelivered mail seized by British warships between 1652 and 1815 will eventually go online: "Sorting and digitizing all the mail is expected to take 20 years at a cost of 9.3 million Euros ($14 million Cdn)." – CBC
Glen Korstrom, reporter
This in-depth look at how Ticketmaster is colluding with ticket scalpers despite corporate claims that it is doing all it can to stamp out ticket scalping includes undercover reporting – The Star
Tyler Orton, reporter
Here's why you should think twice about using emoticons to someone from a different culture – World Economic Forum
