A mugshot is worth one thousand words
My professor had just started her lecture on semiotics and the implications of pairing photos with article text. A photo of one of my peers stood out in my mind—more specifically, a mugshot. On February 2, a fourth-year Ryerson journalism student Eric Do and two other Toronto men were arrested for breaking and entering and […]
The Alumni Essentials: week of February 16
You know what’s warmer than Toronto today? Wherever you’re reading this from! Ok, I’m sorry for that one. You’re probably thankful you came here for our alumni. I won’t keep you up here any longer. First, we’re congratulating Spring 2006 senior editor Matt Semansky on his soon-to-be-released book Small Business and the City: The Transformative Potential […]
Sun News Network goes dark
At 5 a.m. yesterday, the screen went dark for Sun News Network. There was not one on-air announcement before the Sun TV logo appeared on the screen, eventually being replaced with notices from distributors that the channel has ceased operation. News of the closure leaked online before the formal letter was sent to the 150 […]
A look at where we fail
I’m a journalist. I traded advanced functions and calculus for data management in high school. I use Google when I need to calculate a percentage. I have no idea what constitutes a polar vortex, or the difference between a tidal wave and a tsunami. When reporters proudly say they suck at math, how can we […]
Alumni Essentials: week of February 9
No matter how your week started, it’s about to get a whole lot better. This week our grads are looking at hospital staff satisfaction, a possible investigation into Toronto councillor Mark Grimes and… weather? First, we must congratulate Summer 2005 senior editor Wendy Glauser who recently started her new role writing for Healthy Debate. Her first […]
Friday Funny: GIANT HEADLINE
And the award for the most ridiculous headline of the week goes to… CBC for “Ancient giant rodent may have fought like an elephant.” Listen to the As It Happens team marvel at how fearsome it is.
For your (very, very specific) information
Browsing through Indigo or the World’s Biggest Bookstore (rest in peace, sweet angel), I’d always come across many industry or niche interest magazines. Perhaps a breed-specific dog rag, a newsletter all about ghouls or one geared specifically for fans of early 1920s black-and-white films. Who really reads these? Who makes this? Why? I’d flip the […]
Paying to write
It was the wee hours of the morning when I finished writing my first op-ed about another failed Toronto FC campaign and the frustrations of being a season ticket holder. I had no idea how difficult it could be to translate my thoughts to paper. After reading it for what felt like the thousandth time to […]
Alumni Essentials: week of February 2
January has come and gone. Our furry forecaster has called for six more weeks of winter. The Seattle Seahawks felt the wrath of North America’s bicycle lobby. But good journalism lives on! (Courtesy of former Review writers). Here’s some of our favourites from the past few weeks: First up, Spring 2004 editor Megan Griffith-Greene and the CBC Marketplace team’s […]
#BellLetsTalk about journalists’ mental health
Once a year, Canadians rally together to help end the stigma surrounding mental health. #BellLetsTalk trends on social media for 24 hours and we all help fund mental health intiatives. However, it’s easy to forget about the mental wellbeing of yourself and your colleagues for the rest of the year. Today we’ve compiled some of […]
