Matthew Semansky was the Senior Editor for the Summer 2006 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Liar, Liar
Yes, the credibility of newspapers is under fire. But to restore reader trust, several dailies are trying some fresh ideas and returning to some old ones
Sharon Burnside tilts her head upward and squints, as if the story she is about to tell is written not in her own memory but on her office ceiling. It happened in February 2005, a few weeks before she was set to start her new job as public editor of The Toronto Star. At a […]
This Magazine Is About Chaos
New editor Jessica Johnston brings passion to the job, but she may offer something even more important to the current affairs publication on its 40th anniversary—stability.
As we sit down to lunch at Tequila Bookworm, a funky, laptop-friendly coffee shop on Queen Street West, Jessica Johnston and I both notice a familiar problem. Our table is wobbling on its uneven base. While I whine about our poor luck, Johnston chooses to address the issue head-on. She grabs a handful of napkins […]
