Nick Fillmore
About Nick Fillmore
Nick Fillmore is a Toronto-based freelance journalist and activist who began writing about politics before Pierre Trudeau was elected prime minister. He was a news editor and producer with the CBC for more than 20 years. Read more analysis on his website.
Nick Fillmore: Old media sucked in by whatever politicians and General Motors say
All the big newspapers and TV networks breathlessly reported word for word what they were told at a joint political-General Motors press conference.
Nick Fillmore: Is climate change causing post-traumatic stress?
Most said the thought of dramatic changes occurring on Earth were overwhelming. Worse still, they felt powerless to change the course of history.
Old media putting generations at great risk: Nick Fillmore
Our aging newspapers and private TV networks are doing little to inform Canadians about how dramatic changes in the climate will alter life in this country.
Can a new Orange Wave yet wash away Harper?
Voters must figure out whether NDP or Grits have best chance of kicking Harper out - but progressives may be hampered by Fair Elections Act restrictions - and possible voter apathy.