Miranda Voth was the Special Reports Editor for the Summer 2008 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. London Calling
Budget Cuts and Editorial Neglect at The Free Press: A cast Study in How Newspapers are Losing Readers—and Respect
The London Free Press lobby is airy and, like the rest of the building, created out of warm autumn-brown bricks imported from Pennsylvania. There is a winding staircase leading to what used to be the publisher’s office and radio rooms. Behind the long front desk, the receptionist sits and answers the phone. After finishing a […]
Face to Face
One veteran reporter and one young upstart compare notes on life in the hot zones
An award-winning journalist, Brian Stewart began his career as a political reporter for The Gazette in Montreal, before joining CBC in 1971. Now 65, Stewart has reported from innumerable war zones and ravaged countries, including El Salvador, Ethiopia, Beirut and Sudan. Graeme Smith, 28, is technically The Globe and Mail’s Moscow bureau chief but spends most of his […]
What Men Want
Unable to survive in print without running advertorials, Canadian men's magazines escape into the online realm. But is that what men really want?
In 2006, the advertising team for watch manufacturer Swiss Army met with the representatives of Toro and suggested that the Toronto-based men’s magazine publish an article showcasing the brand. Swiss Army was an occasional advertiser, but when editor Derek Finkle found out about the idea, he shot it down. That’s not what Toro was about. […]
