Kim Rupnarain was the Senior Online Editor of the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Trayvon Martin’s blackness, George Zimmerman’s whiteness, and the colours used to tell the story
Unarmed. 17 years old. Carrying iced tea and Skittles. Wearing a hoodie. Black. Armed. 28 years old. Vigilante. Acting in self-defense. White, Hispanic or Latino. Even without a headline, it’s easy to identify what story these terms hail from—they’re the most popular and controversial details in the coverage of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. Although some of them are imperative […]
Canadian magazine The Health Journal bites the dust
Masthead Online reported that Canadian magazine The Health Journal, has ceased publication due to the insolvency of its publisher, Gemini Communications Inc. The publication, which was distributed nationally and at one time—published five times a year—was established in 1995 to deliver “timely, essential, and easy to understand health information to Canadian families,” according to the magazine’s website. With over […]
The Most Tales: Rachel Giese
The Ryerson Review of Journalism talks with The Walrus’ Rachel Giese about her most difficult interview.
Media outlets will publish Vancouver riot images online before releasing them to the police
When the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins last June, resulting in mobs of disgruntled Canucks fans rioting in their very own city, all Canadians suffered a terrible embarrassment. For B.C. journalists, insult was only added to injury when the Vancouver Police Department demanded that six local media outlets, including The Globe and Mail, […]
