Adriana Rolston was the Director of Circulation and Advertising for the Summer 2010 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Highway of Tears Revisited
Since 1969, 18 women have died or disappeared along a notorious B.C. road. So why is intense, investigative coverage fading along with them?
Travelling west on Yellowhead Highway 16, Vancouver Sun reporter Neal Hall took in the loneliness of the road, especially desolate in 23-below December weather. The isolated landscape was beautiful as the sun climbed and dipped, blushing the tips of the mountains in pink hues. After driving for an hour or more and not glimpsing a […]
Highway of Tears Revisited
Since 1969, 18 women have died or disappeared along a notorious B.C. road. So why is intense, investigative coverage fading along with them?
Travelling west on Yellowhead Highway 16, Vancouver Sun reporter Neal Hall took in the loneliness of the road, especially desolate in 23-below December weather. The isolated landscape was beautiful as the sun climbed and dipped, blushing the tips of the mountains in pink hues. After driving for an hour or more and not glimpsing a house, he […]
Throwaway fashion
Shed your petty pound problems alongside your fashion mags. That is what the National Eating Disorder Information Centre is encouraging Torontonians to do at the corner of Queen Street West and Soho Street with its streetcar shelter ad that serves as a transparent trash receptacle for fashion magazines. Set against a bright fuchsia backdrop the […]
The historical beaver
For many, the word “beaver” doesn’t necessarily conjure up thoughts of Canadian historical chronicles. This is partly why the Winnipeg-based history magazine, The Beaver, announced on Monday, Jan. 11 that it will change its name this coming April. Though the title wasn’t a racy innuendo when the magazine was founded in 1920, it’s now cited […]
Go Green for the Long Greens
Indigo Books and Music Inc. is becoming more transparent about its green standards; the largest book retailer in Canada will provide information online and at in-store kiosks about the eco-friendliness of its books, according to their environmental affiliate Canopy. If magazine buyers also have the opportunity to know whether their glossy volumes are printed with recycled […]
