Amy was an online handling editor on the 2014-2015 masthead. The “Aha Moment” with Journalism
For some of us, journalism is a calling that we realized from the moment we could string words into sentences. For others, this moment of realization—the light bulb going on in our heads—was somewhat delayed. In a post that appeared in The Huffington Post’s High School section earlier this week, 17-year-old Jack Davis recalled the moment he first […]
Ladies’ Home Journal now written by the reader
Ladies’ Home Journal is taking open journalism one step further: to the magazine world. The publication announced on January 10 that its content will soon be written almost entirely by readers. Pros: • Majority of the staff still keep their jobs, now working as fact-checks and helping develop the readers’ stories. • Readers will be paid professional […]
Ryerson Review of Journalism Summer 2012 Fundraiser
Happy New Year from the Ryerson Review of Journalism. We’ve started production for our Summer 2012 issue, and have big plans for the year ahead. Here are some upcoming events to add spice to your lukewarm winter. RRJ February Fundraiser Our kick off fundraiser is on February 2 at the Black Bull (298 Queen Street West). For just $10, you have a chance […]
Maired: My Rumble with Rafe
CORRECTION: The original blog post said that ten years ago, the Review asked Mair to write a guest column. In fact, this incident occurred in 2004 despite what Mair indicates in “Free Speech, Censorship, and Why Ryerson’s Journalism Program Can Go F#@k Itself.” The Ryerson Review of Journalism regrets the error. — “I understand only too well.” The words burned […]
American Delicacy The Onion Arrives In Canada
TORONTO—Foodies throughout the city are scrambling for their recipe books after a surprise delivery of an American delicacy landed on street corners in the early morning of September 28. The Onion, a distant, saltier relative of the herald, the bugle and the gazette, has never been cultivated in Canada. Although it is often unfairly associated […]
The revolution will not be televised—but it will be live streamed!
Last Saturday in Lower Manhattan’s financial district, 5,000 Americans demonstrated at a peaceful protest against Wall Street’s unregulated speculations that ultimately caused the global financial meltdown. A few hundred of the strong-willed camped out on the streets and continue to voice their concerns. Yesterday, police began arresting protesters for setting up tarps to protect themselves and their media […]
Politics journalist and family man Thomas Van Dusen Sr. dies at the age of 91
“Have typewriter, will travel.” After struggling with dementia for years, Thomas Van Dusen Sr. died at the age of 90. The Quebec native was a fixture on Parliament Hill for 45 years, as a reporter and then as a political hand for prime ministers like John Diefenbaker, Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney. Though he held […]
Sarah Thomson: Cover Girl
Oprah does it every month—and everything Oprah touches turns to gold—so it must be good form. Such is not the case when Sarah Thomson, a provincial Liberal candidate and publisher of the Women’s Post, graced the cover of her own publication not once, but twice. Thomson’s magazine is free and published in Toronto’s Trinity-Spadina riding. She […]
