Sports break
Breaking into sports journalism is all about finding your fit. At least, that was the message delivered at “Fast Break,” an event for students and professionals interested in working in sports media. Four panellists took the stage at Centennial College on September 18, 2012 to share their stories. Chris Jones, a columnist for ESPN The Magazine, […]
Crimes without honour
Earlier this year, Pakistan won its first Academy Award for the short documentary “Saving Face,” about women who are victims of acid burnings in the country’s rural regions. The film follows UK-based plastic surgeon Dr. Mohammad Jawad as he travels back to Pakistan and does pro bono work to improve the appearance of their faces. In […]
Before he was cool
“I assume you’re here because you’ve read my book. That means you’re good people,” Jian Ghomeshi began his reading at The Word on the Street festival in Toronto on September 23. The musician-cum-TV host-cum-author was promoting his memoir 1982, which chronicles a year of his youth as a 14-year-old Iranian living in Thornhill. It is a […]
“5 Tips for the Aspiring Science Writer
Science journalism is an exciting and important field, but it can be difficult to establish yourself as a credible writer on the science beat. Exploring science issues is a challenging task for a new journalist because finding the right stories and getting the facts straight are essential to making a name for yourself as a […]
How to be a Halloween Journalist
Everyone secretly wants to be a journalist. Between Hollywood interpretations, such as the glamourous Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, and the real-life fame won by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein for breaking Watergate, the life of a journalist looks pretty enticing. But as actual journalists, we know the days of glitz and glamour […]
Journalists need not be overtaken by the “Lin-sanity”
In the last three or so weeks, NBA player Jeremy Lin has been the subject of much media fodder. The New York Knicks point guard’s sudden rise to fame has been a hot topic in both sports and mainstream news alike. Unfortunately the frenzy surrounding the Asian-American player has resulted in less than stellar news […]
The Grid’s Vanessa Wyse picks her favourite mag covers
This year, The Society for News Design, which recognizes excellence in visual journalism, named Toronto’s own The Grid as the world’s best-designed newspaper for their circulation. “The design is minimalistic and cool,” said the panel. In honour of the honour, we asked The Grid’s creative director, Vanessa Wyse, to pick five of her favourite magazine covers of all […]
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 […]
No, Chris Jones did not write about his wife giving him the terror clamp, thank you
Esquire‘s Chris Jones—and homegrown Canadian writer—is under fire for a 370-word post about how some women aren’t as good in bed as they may think they are. “I’ve slept with you: unenthusiastic, uncomfortable, and uncommunicative, the human equivalent of the space between the couch cushions, only without the bonus possibility of my finding loose change in there,” […]
