Anda is the chief copy editor of the spring 2016 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Token Effort
Newsroom managers say they can't afford to do more about diversity. For journalists of colour, that argument holds no water
Newsroom managers say they can’t afford to do more about diversity. For journalists of colour, that argument holds no water
Extreme Makeover: Office Edition
Long gone are the days when cigarette butts and cluttered desks shaped a newsroom. How modern design influences storytelling—and puts digital first
As winter turned to spring in 2014, journalists at The Hamilton Spectator worked to the sound of contractors drilling through concrete floors and reconfiguring the wiring. The “banana cream” yellow on the walls soon became grey and indigo blue, the Spec’s corporate colours. The paper moved the curved desks to create pods of four and […]
A lunch in two languages
Last week, The Globe and Mail published a story in English and Chinese—an attempt to start bridging cultures and readers
In last week’s installment of Report on Business’s weekly profile series, The Lunch, one line brings a whole new side to the story. Appearing right before the opening scene, translated to English: “Click here to read the full article in Chinese.” The piece, written by The Globe and Mail’s Asia-Pacific correspondent Iain Marlow, profiles Mark Rowswell, […]
How to be a one-man newsroom
For 10 weeks, Peter Lozinski produced a newspaper averaging 44 pages, ran its website and built its social media presence
For his 23rd birthday, Peter Lozinski received a newspaper. The Cold Lake Sun, to be exact. To be even more specific, the responsibility of single-handedly producing a weekly paper that serves a population of 15,000. For 10 brutal weeks this year, Lozinski was running a one-man newsroom. Lozinski was hired as a reporter for the […]
