Delmar: One Rule to Avoid Political Controversy

It’s a complicated time. Global conflicts can hit close to home, leading to workplace anxiety, zapping productivity and creating liabilities for organizations. The more people in a workforce, the more potential for breakdowns in communication and even serious tension when violence erupts around the world. Add to these current events the toxic accelerant of unregulated,…

News Posting Hacks for F—book and the Gram

The TNKR Media team offer their suggestions to get around news blocking Canada’s 0nline New$ @ct (Bill C-Eight33n) is leading to some pretty strange, desperate publishing trends… especially on F—book and the Gram, two networks whose parent company quickly blocked Canadian news to avoid the federal government’s forthcoming 4% link tax. If you’re wondering why…

Delmar: Business Comms in a Polycrisis

Public relations in the New Normal era demands flexibility, empathy and commitment   No one has the time anymore to “circle back” with public relations consultants via email, is one of many insights my friends in media organizations feel comfortable sharing, and I’m grateful for their candour. The reminder is appreciated because working in marketing…

Paré: How to Talk to Journalists

Effective PR and media relations amid dwindling resources and news cycles that won’t let up With frequent downsizing shaking Canadian journalism to its core, we’ve been arguing that it’s time to pump the brakes and completely rethink PR and media relations in times of crisis. Gone are the days of casting a wide net and…

Gelso: Everyone Deserves a Theme Song

Fernando Gelso on guitar for Canadian artist Jonathan Emile’s “Keep on Fighting”   The author is Technical Director at TNKR Podcasting, a longtime radio and music producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has performed at landmark events including the Montreal International Jazz Festival.   Do you ever feel like you have a soundtrack to your life? Mine…

We tested ChatGPT’s punditry skills

“This is the DJ 3000,” the KBBL talk radio manager explains to perplexed announcers in a seminal scene in an early episode of The Simpsons. “It plays CDs automatically, and it has three distinct varieties of inane chatter.” “Looks like those clowns in Congress did it again!” said DJ 3000. “How does he keep up…