David Skok

Meet the other Rob Ford

globalnews.ca — TORONTO -While Global News viewers see stories featuring Mayor Rob Ford on-camera almost every day, what the audience doesn't see is the Rob Ford behind the camera. One of the many gifted camera operators at Global News is named Rob Ford.

Sen. Mike Duffy breaks his silence

globalnews.ca — Sen. Mike Duffy says he would "be happy to cooperate" with any investigation looking into his Senate expenses, including the RCMP. "I welcome that, Canadians deserve answers. I want to give them answers. And eventually, hopefully not too long, they will get the answers," he said.

65% of Stories Shared on #Longreads Started on Paper

medium.com — Recently, media people have returned to talking about our love or hate of the following phrases: "Is 'Snow Fall' the future of journalism on the web?" and "Can the web save narrative and long-form journalism?" With those in mind, let's correct some mistaken assumptions about what's happening right now with reading and storytelling on the web.

Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy

mckinsey.com — Twelve emerging technologies-including the mobile Internet, autonomous vehicles, and advanced genomics-have the potential to truly reshape the world in which we live and work. Leaders in both government and business must not only know what's on the horizon but also start preparing for its impact. A McKinsey Global Institute article.

Nieman Reports | Breaking News

nieman.harvard.edu — By Clayton M. Christensen, David Skok, and James Allworth Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen's theory of disruptive innovation provides a framework to understand how businesses grow, become successful, and falter as nimble start-ups muscle in on their customers. It's a familiar story, one that has played out in the steel and auto industries, among others.

#christensenonrap (with tweets) · eyeseast · Storify

storify.com — Had to be done.

Watching the pipelines: How good are Alberta’s energy regulators?

globalnews.ca — Pipeline cleanup after a break northeast of Peace River, Alta., on May 4, 2011. CALGARY AND TORONTO - The cracked pipe sleeve behind the second-biggest oil spill in Alberta's history had been flagged as a hazard more than two decades earlier by the national regulator responsible for pipeline safety.

Introduction: 37 years of oil spills in Alberta

globalnews.ca — Alberta's had an average of two crude oil spills a day, every day for the past 37 years. That makes 28,666 crude oil spills in total, plus another 31,453 spills of just about any other substance you can think of putting in a pipeline - from salt water to liquid petroleum.