Out of Touch
The Toronto Star is delivering the newspaper on tablet, but its audience may be on a different screen
The Toronto Star is delivering the newspaper on tablet, but its audience may be on a different screen
The 20%
Immigrants and refugees make up one-fifth of people in Canada. Why are so few reporters telling these stories?
Immigrants and refugees make up one-fifth of people in Canada. Why are so few reporters telling these stories?
Offbeat
To cover holes left by cuts, young journalists must define their own roles in the newsroom
To cover holes left by cuts, young journalists must define their own roles in the newsroom
Balancing Act
The second I step into the newsroom, my boss bolts up and out of his seat—I need to book an interview with the mayor of Moncton immediately. On June 4, 2014, three RCMP officers died in a mass shoot- ing. The next day, the search for the lone gunman is still on. I try to […]
Tongue-Tied
My ears were buzzing from the latest news: two female protesters had interrupted the annual anti-abortion March for Life on Parliament Hill—topless. The senior producer at CBC News Network’s Power & Politics with Evan Solomon wanted me to get both women, who were part of the feminist group FEMEN, in the studio as soon as possible. […]
Breaking Bad
Six journalists. Five newsrooms. One massive Montreal corruption scandal
Six journalists. Five newsrooms. One massive Montreal corruption scandal
The Inside Man
Evan Solomon was an outsider with plans for a new kind of political television, but Ottawa’s toxic partisan culture changed his show—and him
Evan Solomon was an outsider with plans for a new kind of political television, but Ottawa’s toxic partisan culture changed his show—and him
Prize Fighters
Sports sections are on the ropes, but columnists with distinctive voices are still throwing punches
Sports sections are on the ropes, but columnists with distinctive voices are still throwing punches
Talk is Cheap
Supporters say streeters show us what the public thinks. Critics call them lazy journalism. What are they really worth?
Supporters say streeters show us what the public thinks. Critics call them lazy journalism. What are they really worth?
The High Road
Journalists are heading to the streets to give audiences the real deal on drugs
Journalists are heading to the streets to give audiences the real deal on drugs
