The Latest: Magazines March 2
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To cap off the end of the month, the magazine world saw a new launch: design, food and travel magazine Dabble went online Monday. Despite so many magazines launching digital these days, according to the 21st World Ad Conference, print continues to provide the bulk of revenue. One of the reasons being that magazine […]
The Must List: Trevor Cole
An exclusive, ongoing RRJ series featuring leading Canadian journalists and their top picks for pieces every journalist “must read,” “must watch” and “must listen” to before they die.
TODAY: writer Trevor Cole Trevor Cole specializes in long-form magazine stories, having been a magazine editor at the Globe & Mail, a senior staff writer at Report on Business magazine, and writer for Toronto Life magazine. He has written three novels: Norman Bray in the Performance of his Life (2004), The Fearsome Particles (2006), and Practical Jean (2010). Janet Malcolm: “The Journalist and the Murderer” (The New Yorker, 1989) […]
How To: Manage Your Finances as a Freelancer
Bruce Gillespie is an award-winning writer, whose work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Chatelaine, Financial Post Business, and Canadian Geographic. Now a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Brantford campus, Gillespie previously freelanced full-time for eight years and says one of the trickiest parts about it is learning how to manage your finances. Switch it up: Don’t […]
The Must List: Marissa Nelson
An exclusive, ongoing RRJ series featuring leading Canadian journalists and their top picks for pieces every journalist “must read,” “must watch” and “must listen” to before they die.
TODAY: Online Editor Marissa Nelson Marissa Nelson is the managing editor of CBCNews.ca, and former senior editor of digital news at TheStar.ca. She has also written for the Hamilton Spectator and the London Free Press. Truman Capote: In Cold Blood (1965) “I remember reading it at journalism school and just being so riveted. It’s one of those books that you […]
The Latest: Radio Feb. 21
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The CRTC has been busy backstepping lately – on the heels of the much publicized usage-based billing fiasco, the organization recently put on hold another ruling – allowing radio station CKLN 88.1 FM to stay on the air for now. CKLN is unaffiliated with Ryerson University, but broadcasts from the campus and is funded by the Ryerson […]
The Latest: TV/Docs Feb.18
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Since the advent of the internet, documentary has really found a new home. Our very own CBC.ca is one such place. Nearing its 75th anniversary, CBC has filled our heads with news and ideas for decades. CBC’s first television stations appeared in 1952 and as of 2009, CBC is focusing on being an integrated content provider. […]
The Latest: Online Feb. 17
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Battles on the streets and on the internet between thousands of protesters and Iran’s government spark interest from the U.S. government and mainstream media. (Story posted Feb 15, 2011)
The Must List: David Hayes
THE “MUST” LIST An exclusive, ongoing RRJ series featuring leading Canadian journalists and their top picks for pieces every journalist “must read,” “must watch” and “must listen” to before they die.
TODAY: journalist David Hayes A freelance journalist based in Toronto, Hayes’s work has garnered him seven National Magazine Awards. He’s written for various publications, including The Walrus, The New York Times Magazine and Toronto Life. He also teaches Advanced Feature Writing at Ryerson University’s Chang School of Continuing Education. Gay Talese: “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold” (Esquire, April 1966) “Gay […]
The Latest: Magazines Feb.16
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This week was full of news and reviews on the merge between magazines and iPads. US writer and editor, Andrew Losowsky wrote that despite all of the money publishers are pouring into these tablets, the public’s reaction to them has been “under-whelmed at best.” He lays out six points on why magazines aren’t working on the […]
The Latest: Newspapers Feb. 15
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At 12:25 p.m. on February 11, the biggest breaking news worldwide was of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s resignation. In that moment, not only was the news consistent within the national and local newspapers’ websites, but also the accompanying photograph. Photographer Suhaib Salem’s Reuters picture of a crowd of enthralled men in Egypt was canvassed—to give […]
