Tyler Harper was the Editor for the Summer 2010 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Beyond Repair
CBC hoped its news renewal would revitalize the sputtering network, but how much can you do with the same broken engine under the hood?
In the din of the newsroom, an orchestra of hammers struck the first note. Old sets were hastily torn down and replaced by transparent desks, luminescent backdrops and television screens. As the sound of buzz saws and workboots grew louder, so did the pressure to meet the on-air deadline. Newscasters rehearsed their standups on unfinished […]
Beyond Repair
CBC hoped its news renewal would revitalize the sputtering network, but how much can you do with the same broken engine under the hood?
In the din of the newsroom, an orchestra of hammers struck the first note. Old sets were hastily torn down and replaced by transparent desks, luminescent backdrops and television screens. As the sound of buzz saws and workboots grew louder, so did the pressure to meet the on-air deadline. Newscasters rehearsed their standups on unfinished […]
Game Over
Players on Team Canada’s 1985 world junior hockey team celebrate after scoring a goal credit: HOCKEYCANADA.ca Twenty-five years ago, Steve Milton crossed the Atlantic to cover the world junior hockey championship in Helsinki, Finland. The tournament wasn’t yet the media circus it is today—Canada hadn’t won gold since 1982—and he was the lone Canadian reporter […]
Journalism: SAVED!
Writing for this blog is no fun. It’s true. As I searched for something to write about journalism or media that wasn’t bleak or depressing, I found my options were slim. Do I opine on the ease of which Reuters’ kills their own stories whenever Obama calls? Or maybe I ought to discuss Prism Magazine, the […]
The future is obsolete
Every year, the Consumer Electronic Show provides a glut of geeky, cool products many of us may never own but can no doubt drool over. Pouring over the latest stories yesterday, I found myself mentally measuring the possibility of fitting a 150-inch TV in my living room or obsessing over an impractically awesome transparent laptop. However, the glut […]
