Sara Harowitz was the Editor of the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. So long, CanCon
The CRTC no longer requires etalk and ET Canada to cover Canadian entertainment news. But does that mean they shouldn't?
It’s a little after 11 a.m. when Cheryl Hickey enters the studio, all shiny blond hair and thick black eyelashes. Her petite, gracefully slender frame is wrapped in a knee-length, long-sleeved black dress that’s paired with opaque tights. She clicks onto the large, circular stage in black stilettos that are too big for her, she says, and […]
RRJ-themed Press Pass (because the fun isn’t over just yet)
Greetings, readers! I’m here to inform you of one more great event. Thanks to the always fabulous Nadja Sayej (of ArtStars* fame), the popular journalist-centred booze fest Press Pass is hosting a special RRJ-inspired event. It takes place on Wednesday, April 25, at the Press Club (because where else can you party hard with all your journalist friends and still feel scholastic?).Here’s […]
A celebration: The RRJ Summer 2012 issue launch party
Everything—seven months of planning, discussing, organizing, and executing—led up to this night. It was Thursday, April 5, and we (the Summer 2012 masthead of the Ryerson Review of Journalism) were finally ready to reveal our baby to the masses. And, if I do say so myself, everyone loved her. The evening got started around 5:30 […]
Summer 2012 Teaser: Beauty and the Brawl
Sara Harowitz offers a preview of her upcoming feature “So long, CanCon” in the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
Summer 2012 Teaser: So long, CanCon
Sara Harowitz offers a preview of her upcoming feature “So long, CanCon” in the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
Still haven’t found what they’re looking for: Why Good magazine passed up an interview with Bono
Sorry, Bono, but if Good magazine had to live “with or without you,” it appears the publication would choose the latter. In an editorial titled, “We Were Offered 10 Minutes with Bono—Why We Didn’t Care,” Good senior editor Cord Jefferson writes about the typical banality of celebrity interviews and why he won’t put up with it. Specifically, Irish rocker Bono’s publicist offered the magazine […]
Being Nardwuar
An examination of the brain beneath that plaid tam
“I just don’t know what I do,” he says. The University of British Columbia cafeteria is quiet; the tone of his nasally voice—the loudest thing in the room—is thoughtful, honest. That famous tam sits atop his head of frizzy brown hair as he munches on a sandwich similar to an Egg McMuffin. A to-go cup […]
Summer 2012 fundraiser: success
Last Thursday, February 2, we held our fundraiser party at the Black Bull Tavern at 298 Queen Street West in Toronto. Determined to produce the best magazine possible, the 20 of us on the Summer 2012 masthead felt a lot of pressure to raise a large amount of money—it will go directly back into the […]
The Most Tales: Wilf Dinnick
In the third episode of the Ryerson Review of Journalism’s Most Tales video series, former foreign correspondant Wilf Dinnick talks about the most frightening period of his career—launching the online community news site OpenFile.
