Quote, unquote: Relax, people are reading more and loving it

“The apocalyse is not coming. People are reading all the time. People are measurably engaged and relaxed when they are on the Internet.”

-- New York Times columnist Virgina Heffernan, reported by Masthead from her presentation to the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) Digital Dialogue conference in Toronto on Wednesday. The conference was videotaped and is to be posted on the OMDC website.