Journalists at the movies, part two: five films to avoid
By Marilee Devries In a follow-up to yesterday’s post on the five movies about journalism that you should watch, here’s a compilation of their less-savoury counterparts. Not all of these films portray journalism poorly, but every one depicts the profession unrealistically in one way or another. Here’s how: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Besides dragons […]
Journalists at the movies, part one: five movies you should watch
By Marilee Devries Sometimes they are nuisances, looking for a scoop; sometimes they’re heroes uncovering the truth. Either way, journalists crop up in films all the time. Hollywood has a tendency to either vilify or glorify the noble* profession of journalism. Film historian Steven J. Ross said in his book Movies and American Society that films are […]
Where’s the recognition for Canadian tweeters?
By Miro Rodriguez Image via Twitter Canada. Now more than ever, people turn to Twitter to get quick updates about the world around them. They check the app during their commute to work, or while waiting for their latte—whenever they have a spare moment to feed their curiosity. Twitter has become crucial to a company’s branding […]
Come to the Review’s launch party!
Mark your calendars and tell your bosses you might be late next Friday: we’re launching the latest (and biggest) issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism on Thursday, March 20th at the Bier Markt in downtown Toronto. Keep an eye on our multimedia section and Facebook page for previews of the stories you’ll find in the issue. Remember to follow the Review and its masthead on Twitter. […]
Friday Funny: the Toronto Sun is rubber, you are glue
From the department of “I Know You Are, But What Am I?” There’s plenty to like about the Toronto Sun: Don Peat is one of the best reporters at city hall; its front-page headlines are consistently punny; Bob Elliott does a good job on the Blue Jays beat. But it’s not a perfect newspaper (if such a thing exists). Case in […]
Why we should all just calm the heck down about breaking news on Reddit
By Ronan O’Beirne I spend an unhealthy amount of time on Reddit. It’s my go-to for funny stories that might be made up, graphs and discussion about hockey and pictures of train stations. (And the gifs. My God, the gifs.) I don’t go there for news, but sometimes I’ll see something on /r/worldnews that wouldn’t otherwise have crept into my regular browsing or […]
Friday Funny: shit my colleagues say
Lisa Coxon and Ronan O’Beirne We asked some Canadian broadcast reporters to share some helpful tips they’ve received from camera operators, editors and the like over the years. From serious to silly, here’s what they’ve been told: “When you are doing particularly sad stories, if you don’t feel the emotion of those you are interviewing, […]
The Canadian Jewish News makes a comeback
By Krystyna Henke The Canadian Jewish News seems to be one of those improbable miracles—a phoenix rising from the ashes—thanks to an extraordinarily vocal and determined community that would not let its weekly go extinct. Last spring, the community publication, with offices in Toronto and Montreal, a circulation of almost 42,000 and an estimated readership of 100,000, […]
Reading Rob Ford: Esquire, Crazy Town and the value of access
In a nice coincidence of publication dates, Torontonians have been blessed in the past three weeks with deep dives on the mayor from the capable pens of the Toronto Star’s Robyn Doolittle and Esquire’s Chris Jones. (Ivor Tossell also has a cover story in The Walrus, where he covers the evolution in Canada’s defamation laws that helped the Ford stories happen.) […]
Al-Jazeera journalists, including Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, to stand trial this week
By Shannon Clarke and Rebecca Melnyk Canadian-Egyptian journalist, Mohamed Fahmy, will begin trial tomorrow in Egypt, alongside Al-Jazeera colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed. The three are among 20 journalists accused of cooperating with the Muslim Brotherhood to threaten the country’s reputation. They have been detained since December 29, 2013 and were officially charged on […]
