Cormac was the blog editor for the 2014-15 issue of the Review. As a fourth year undergraduate at the School of Journalism, he had a keen interest in sports and business writing. He also hosted the Krates Collective hip hop podcast. The Alumni Essentials
Are you looking for some reading material for your ride into work today? Or maybe while you’re at work (something has to get you through Monday)? Look no further, as we continue to collect some of our favourite recent pieces from former Review writers: First up is spring 2006 associate editor Aaron Leaf’s editorial looking at Liberia’s […]
Friday Funny: you can’t write this stuff
Across the pond, one Barclays Premier League fan has had enough of the cheesy commentary that comes with dramatic endings:
Attack ads: no permission needed
A leaked internal PowerPoint presentation shows the federal Conservatives are considering a change to the Copyright Act of Canada to allow “political actors” to freely use news clippings and TV footage in their advertisements without permission. The document says the proposed amendment would remove the need for broadcasters to authorize use of their content, but wouldn’t […]
The Alumni Essentials
This year at the Review, we’re keeping tabs on our alumni to bring you some of our favourite pieces of their recent work. First up this week, Daniel Kaszor digs into the GamerGate movement, where some have been concerned about the close relationship between game developers and journalists. But, as Kaszor points out, this may be less about […]
Friday Funny: weather edition
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek took aim at the Weather Channel for its clickbait headlines and lack of actual weather coverage. You won’t believe what that cat says next. Meanwhile, one WREG News Channel 3 employee may have copied a link from the wrong browser tab when inviting people to check out their interactive radar: Whatever “rockbone” […]
Postmedia’s (probable) new empire by province
Yesterday Postmedia Network Inc. announced it’s buying rival Sun Media for $316 million. With this, Postmedia will be acquiring 175 newspapers and the English portions of six digital properties, including the Canoe network. By the Toronto Star‘s calculation, Postmedia is at least $488 million in debt and lost $160 million last year. And according to Quebecor Inc. CEO […]
The Alumni Essentials
This will be the 32nd year of production for the Ryerson Review of Journalism and we’ve finally come to accept that life—and journalism—moves on after this magazine. We want to celebrate the achievements of our alumni, so starting now, we’re going to be showcasing our favourite pieces of current work from former Review writers. First up, Matthew […]
Who’s “in the middle” of this editing gaffe?
Correction: An earlier version of this post identified Pacific Newspaper Group as an advertising subsidiary of Postmedia Network Inc. that acts as a photo service. Pacific Newspaper Group is a division of Postmedia and photographers work in the newsrooms. It also stated that Postmedia has centralized editorial duties in Hamilton, Ontario, but some copy editing […]
Back for another round
It’s time we became your homepage again. The 2014-15 Review masthead is set and we’re picking up where last year’s group left off, just on a much better looking, user-friendly website (seriously, try it on your phone or tablet!). We hope you enjoyed the summer without us breathing down your neck, because starting now we’ll […]
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CBC: The World This Weekend CBC’s The World This Weekend recaps events around the world every Saturday and Sunday, perfect for getting up to-date on Monday morning. On tap this week: protests in Egypt and Superbowl XLV. CBC: Metro Morning “Beyond Diversity” series This week, CBC’s Metro Morning talked to prominent members of the Toronto community in their […]
