I understand the Globe and Mail must toot the horn of anything Toronto does.

It might make more sense if the fawning over the appointment of Sara Diamond to the head of the Ontario College or Art and Design was followed with some real journalism. Simple Journalism 101 would tell the reporter to check the facts with someone other than the topic of the story being written. It looks like the story was written by someone like Diamond's, or OCAD's publicist.

As someone who is personally involved in the new media industry in Alberta, I would suggest there are few people in the new media industry in Western Canada who could point to anything that has benefited the industry; created, implemented, or helped by the Banff New Media Centre under the tutelage of Sara Diamond.

In fact if any one in the new media industry in Western Canada, actually knew what the centre has done, would be news.

Sara Diamond is and will be a very good artist and educator. She may very well be the best choice as the new president of the Ontario College of Art and Design.

All anyone in the new media industry in Western Canada can figure out is, she was able to add to her air miles accumulation.

In fact I doubt it if your local Calgary reporter could find anyone in the new media industry that even has heard of Sara Diamond, or tell you what benefit the Banff New Media Centre has brought to the industry.

If you want to see the leading edge nature of the Banff New Media Centre, go to their web site at http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/.

Not really much there is there? Certainly not for a supposed new media centre open to the world and students from around the world.