Suniya Kukaswadia was the Director of Circulation and Advertising for the Spring 2010 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Off the Rails
Prue Hemelrijk and the golden age of fact-checking—and why magazines will never see such rigour again
Prue Hemelrijk sits at her desk on her first day at The Canadian, a national general interest magazine. She’s unsure what’s in store for her as editor Harry Bruce, carrying a manuscript, makes his way toward her. He sets it on her desk and says, “We need to do something called fact-checking. Do you know […]
A Network of Controversy
Critics of Al Jazeera English call the broadcaster garish and offensive. Supporters say it's just what Canada needs. What's the fuss all about?
A man lies on the floor, yelling incomprehensibly. Cut to: a child lying on a hospital bed. The camera zooms in to reveal a smashed head, blood congealing on the wound, a face beyond recognition. The footage is gruesome and hard to take, but compelling. Welcome to Al-Jazeera English (AJE). Critics decry the gory war […]
Hold on—it is falling!
Citytv is in the midst of major restructuring, which will bring major cuts across the board. Rogers Media, which bought Citytv in 2007, was mum on how many jobs would be affected. According to CBC News, there will be multiple layoffs at Citytv’s Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto stations. Toronto’s noon and 5 p.m. […]
