Jessica Galang was the Head of Research for the Spring 2014 issue of Ryerson Review of Journalism. Unpaid internships: publishers and government both need to do more
By Jessica Galang Image via Blogging 4 Jobs, appropriately. The unpaid internship has <a” href=”http://www.rrj.ca/m6047/”>long been a point of contention, especially among journalists: do these internships provide eager, budding journalists with the opportunity to gain new skills and get their foot in the industry’s door, or is it akin to slave labour? If the latter, who is […]
The Brampton Guardian’s Uphill Battle
Why one of Canada’s fastest-growing cities may not be getting the coverage it deserves
By Jessica Galang After working a 12-hour shift on a Friday night in 1983, the Brampton Guardian’s editors and writers head to Ricky Joe’s, their fa- vourite nearby hangout. When they open their menus, they see a picture of themselves from one of the many nights they’ve spent there. These reporters don’t mind putting in the […]
Staying Alive: how the Town Crier started dancing to its own beat
Going independent saved a Toronto community newspaper and moved its writers closer to its readers
“The rumours of our death were exaggerated,” announced the Town Crier in its September 2013 issue. The Toronto community newspaper’s parent company, Multimedia Nova, had gone into receivership in May, but five former employees bought and resurrected the publication by the end of July. “It’s always been our view the Crier could sell its advertising […]
