Allison Elkin was the Spring 2015 co-chief copy editor of the RRJ. The front-page photo: bullseye or bust?
When newspaper editors get disturbing photos, their decisions on whether to post the photos on the front page can have lasting effects
The New York Post’s decision for its Dec. 4 front page photograph, showing a man about to be run over by a subway train, landed the paper in controversial territory. “I think that they ran this picture thinking that their audience would love it,” says David Swick, an assistant professor at the University of King’s College. […]
Healthy Reporting
One fact-checker’s prescription
During her years at Chatelaine, fact-checker Megan Griffith-Greene, who is a current CBC associate producer, came up with a set of health-reporting guidelines to address the most common errors. They include: – All human research should include female subjects, without exception. – Always refer to the primary material. – Acceptable research sources include: researchers, official associations, […]
Review: Crimes without honour
Montreal journalist speaks about honour-based violence
Earlier this year, Pakistan won its first Academy Award for the short documentary “Saving Face,” about women who are victims of acid burnings in the country’s rural regions. The film follows UK-based plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad as he travels back to Pakistan and does pro bono work to improve the appearance of their faces. In […]
Before he was cool
Radio host Jian Ghomeshi recounts his awkward youth in his first book.
“I assume you’re here because you’ve read my book. That means you’re good people,” Jian Ghomeshi began his reading at The Word on the Street festival in Toronto on September 23. The musician-cum-TV host-cum-author was promoting his memoir 1982, which chronicles a year of his youth as a 14-year-old Iranian living in Thornhill. It is a […]
SHE comes to Canada
Pakistani monthly SHE Magazine introduces South Asian flair to Toronto's fashion scene with its new Canadian Edition: SHE Canada
“Lady Diana & her lesser known Pakistani love affair”—that’s the September issue cover story of a new Canadian lifestyle magazine to hit the stands, SHE Canada. One of the most widely read English monthly publications in Pakistan, SHE Magazine has launched its first international edition here in Toronto. But associate editor Priya Kumar explains that the magazine appeals […]
5 Tips for the Aspiring Science Writer
Advice every science journalist should know.
Science journalism is an exciting and important field, but it can be difficult to establish yourself as a credible writer on the science beat. Exploring science issues is a challenging task for a new journalist because finding the right stories and getting the facts straight are essential to making a name for yourself as a […]
up! Magazine Media Tour
Take a media tour of up! Magazine, the inflight magazine for West Jet.
Take a tour of up! magazine, the in-flight travel publication of WestJet airlines. The magazine is part of RedPoint Media & Marketing Solutions, located in Calgary.
How to be a Halloween Journalist
Everyone secretly wants to be a journalist. Between Hollywood interpretations, such as the glamourous Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, and the real-life fame won by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for breaking Watergate, the life of a journalist looks pretty enticing
Everyone secretly wants to be a journalist. Between Hollywood interpretations, such as the glamourous Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, and the real-life fame won by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for breaking Watergate, the life of a journalist looks pretty enticing. But as actual journalists, we know the days of glitz and glamour […]
Max iPad
Paul Michelman over at Harvard Business Review is worried publishers are going to fail with the iPad in the same way they failed online. Taking the print product and making it digital didn’t work online, and it won’t work with the iPad, wrote Michelman. “The publishing industry’s strategy: create products and experiences that so mimic print that […]
Cuban ethical dilemmas
I was just in Cuba. You all know this because I blogged about it here before I left. Well, there were no issues with the custom agents; most of them were young and female and attractive and more interested in finishing their evening shift than sifting through our bags. The reception we received from the Cuban public […]
