NewMusic Man
Remembering the solid-gold legacy of John Martin
John Martin didn’t have a face for television. Even his son allows that his father was “not a good-looking guy.” He was more the kind you would see in a pub, and to a large extent his life revolved around pubs. His former assistant jokes that he was a “ladies’ man”—with dreadful teeth. Google doesn’t […]
The fight for freelancer rights
On March 4, 2013, veteran freelancer Jay Teitel wrote an open letter to Transcontinental Media, the publishing giant whose titles include Elle Canada, Canadian Living, and Style at Home. He was firm, and maybe even frustrated. But he was honest
On March 4, 2013, veteran freelancer Jay Teitel wrote an open letter to Transcontinental Media, the publishing giant whose titles include Elle Canada, Canadian Living, and Style at Home. He was firm, and maybe even frustrated. But he was honest. “Transcontinental is effectively proposing that I willingly agree to let you steal a portion of my work,” he wrote […]
Where is travel journalism heading?
As freelance budgets for print media publications shrink, the future of travel journalism in Canada may lie in custom publishing, digital media, and the tapping of the American market.
As freelance budgets for print media publications shrink, the future of travel journalism in Canada may lie in custom publishing, digital media, and the tapping of the American market. “Those days when a magazine could pay their way, that’s generally not happening anymore,” says James Little, the former editor of explore magazine, the outdoor adventure publication that […]
Rogers M-School internship misses the mark
Emily Candy does not mince words. “The internships that we have now are all over the place,” says Rogers Publishing’s peppy HR manager with unexpected frankness. “We have people who are really getting some good mentorship from senior editors, and then we have people who are just in the Flare fashion closet helping out with some […]
How to train your journalists
The Fellowship in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is a journalism program unlike any other.
The Fellowship in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is a journalism program unlike any other. “What we decided to do was, instead of teaching a specialty in the course of a journalism degree, which is what a lot of places do, we would actually go and recruit […]
For Punjabi journalist Jagdish Grewal, reporting can be a matter of life or death
“The moment they put the gun on my head, I said goodbye to this world. In my mind I said goodbye to my family. And said this is it. Any moment there is going to be a bang and I’m done.”
Jagdish Grewal (left) and Paul Knox at the 2012 Press Freedom in Canada conference at Ryerson University. It seemed like any other workday. Jagdish Grewal, editor and publisher of Canadian Punjabi Post, was in his newsroom in Brampton working late after attending a meeting. Around midnight, he walked out into the parking lot and […]
Fighting for funds
Why Rachel Pulfer, executive director for Journalists for Human Rights, spends 70 percent of her time fundraising.
“There are days when I literally run out of bed in the morning due to the pressure of making payroll,” says Rachel Pulfer. Pulfer is the executive director for Journalists for Human Rights, Canada’s largest non-profit media development organization. Seventy percent of her time as executive director is spent fundraising. “In the first year, […]
Journalist in exile
Exiled journalist Luis Horacio Nájera on violence, Juárez, and leaving it all behind.
Even though he had already made the decision to flee Mexico many months before, Luis Horacio Nájera didn’t realize what he was leaving behind until the day he fled to live in exile in Canada. As his family was getting in the car, their lives packed into bags in the trunk, Nájera turned back […]
No Advertisers Allowed: BestStory.ca and the challenge of ad-free content
The fairly new website has adopted an ad-free model in an attempt to ensure unbiased reporting.
It’s well known that many news organizations rely on advertisers to pay the bills. But at BestStory.ca, a fairly new website delivering long-form journalism, founder Warren Perley has adopted an ad-free model in an attempt to ensure unbiased reporting. “Ad-free, to me, is the only way to guard our editorial and keep it […]
Canadian University Press: 75 Years of Student Journalism
It’s early January and Canadian University Press’s president Sam Brooks and national bureau chief Arshy Mann sit in their new Yonge Street office in downtown Toronto, putting the finishing touches on the organization’s 75th national conference.
It’s early January and Canadian University Press’s president Sam Brooks and national bureau chief Arshy Mann sit in their new Yonge Street office in downtown Toronto, putting the finishing touches on the organization’s 75th national conference. Canadian University Press, commonly known as CUP, claims to be “the oldest student news service in the […]
