Amanda Factor was the Head of Research for the Summer 2004 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Dumb and dumber
Why are so many journalists such bad interviewers? Listen up while Allan Gregg and others explain
Allan Gregg dumps a thick file folder on an oval-shaped coffee table and seats himself in a cushy blue chair. It’s an October Monday and Gregg has taken time away from his money-making market-research business to talk about his “very, very serious hobby” – interviewing authors for “Gregg and Company,” his segment of Studio 2, […]
Journalism Goes Hollywood
Hollywood's treatment of the media may skew audience perceptions of the profession, but one thing's for sure: journalists on screen make for compelling characters
The trailer for Veronica Guerin is jam-packed with action. Bullets fly and cars speed through the streets against a backdrop of chilling music. At one point, Cate Blanchett as reporter Veronica Guerin says of risking her life, “I don’t want to do it, I have to do it.” The ominous tagline flashes across the screen: […]
