Graham Silnicki was the Senior Editor for the Spring 2007 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. City News Goes to the Blogs
Large dailies see city bloggers as ground-level troops in the 24/7 news reporting cycle
The sun is still nestled well beneath the horizon in the early hours of June 29. Across Toronto, delivery trucks slip through the streets, stopping at clusters of newspaper boxes and filling them with still-warm stacks of the new day’s issue. Shawn Micallef, associate editor for Spacing magazine, walks eastward, towards downtown and home. He […]
Nightmare on Mt. Pleasant
In every horror story, there's a moment when the furies are unleashed. At Chatelaine, it began when Kim Pittaway abruptly quit as editor-in-chief. A year and a half later, and with new editor-in-chief Sara Angel finally settled in, will the editorial mayhem continue?
The castle on Mount Pleasant Road is formidable. After extensive negotiations to secure an audience with Chatelaine’s queen, editor-in-chief Sara Angel — including one cancellation, attributed to an unexpected out-of-town trip — I’ve been given 30 minutes of her time. But it isn’t quite that simple. After checking in with security, I head up to the […]
This Means War
In 1996, The Canadian Press fended off a massive attack from Southam. Battle-hardened, it’s now ready to face new foes, including aggressive generals from CanWest. Says CP’s warrior-in-chief:“Bring it on!”
Editors hunched over their desks throughout The Canadian Press newsroom in downtown Toronto command an army of reporters and strategize with bureaus across the country. All around, flashes and blasts of light and noise radiate from televisions tuned to CBC, CNN and Sportsnet. The sounds of snapping computer keys and shrieking phones clutter the air. […]
