Summer 2012 fundraiser: success
Last Thursday, February 2, we held our fundraiser party at the Black Bull Tavern at 298 Queen Street West in Toronto. Determined to produce the best magazine possible, the 20 of us on the Summer 2012 masthead felt a lot of pressure to raise a large amount of money—it will go directly back into the […]
Come have a drink with the watchers of the watchdogs
The day has finally arrived! Come to the Black Bull Tavern this evening for a drink with our summer 2012 masthead crew. There’ll be a lot of exciting raffle prizes, some specialty journalism cupcakes called Buried Leads (chocolate and vanilla cupcakes filled with berries), and a specialty journalism drink called the Toronto Slur (vodka/sour apple/cran) for […]
The Latest
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CBC: The World This Weekend CBC’s The World This Weekend recaps events around the world every Saturday and Sunday, perfect for getting up to-date on Monday morning. On tap this week: protests in Egypt and Superbowl XLV. CBC: Metro Morning “Beyond Diversity” series This week, CBC’s Metro Morning talked to prominent members of the Toronto community in their […]
Changing views on mental illness
There is a strange dichotomy between the composed, eloquent Michael Kimber at the podium and his digitized self on the screen behind him. As he reenacts an anxiety attack in his video poem, “The Cure,” beads of sweat run down his forehead and he gasps for air, eyelids fluttering frantically. Kimber was one of the […]
Above the fold and beyond
While most people their age were getting ready for a rowdy Friday night on the town, a group of aspiring media-makers attended the Above the Fold and Beyond seminar on January 27. Put on by The Media Huddle and moderated by Shauna Rempel of the Toronto Star, Above the Fold aimed to prepare young journalists […]
OpenFile’s Wilf Dinnick named newsperson of the year
J-Source named OpenFile‘s founder and CEO Wilf Dinnick Canadian newsperson of the year last Wednesday, based on his innovation in redefining the way citizens and journalists interact. Aside from offering “community-powered news,” OpenFile allows citizens to suggest a news story, whereupon the site assigns a reporter to cover said story. During the reporting process, journalists collaborate […]
That was then, this is now: John Macfarlane
“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists John Macfarlane, seasoned journalist and editor, did not have any experience in news reporting or journalism until his first year of political science at the University of Alberta (now the University of Calgary). Macfarlane got involved with student […]
Media outlets will publish Vancouver riot images online before releasing them to the police
When the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins last June, resulting in mobs of disgruntled Canucks fans rioting in their very own city, all Canadians suffered a terrible embarrassment. For B.C. journalists, insult was only added to injury when the Vancouver Police Department demanded that six local media outlets, including The Globe and Mail, […]
Anderson Cooper’s fanboy freak-out
CNN journalist and professional silver fox Anderson Cooper got quite the shock on his daytime talk show, Anderson, late last week. Cooper’s production staff have started a “Mystery Guest” segment on his show where he gets a few hints of whom he’ll be meeting, and is then surprised by his next guest. After the guest […]
Graphic novels to the rescue
Editors, reporters, photographers, and others in the industry have all been questioning the future of journalism. Specifically, figuring out how to cover news faster and better than the competition, while still making more money than said competition. What can be done to revolutionize? Is it possible that graphic novels are an answer? Now, graphic novels […]
