The McGill Daily acknowledges its location on unceded indigenous territory
Student newspapers often lead the way in crafting ethical journalism
The McGill Daily, a student newspaper at McGill University, has taken a commendable step toward acknowledging the role journalism institutions in Canada have played in perpetuating discrimination against indigenous people. A land acknowledgement, reading “The McGill Daily is located on unceded Kanien’Keha:Ka territory” is prominently displayed on the top-left corner of the Daily’s homepage, under the […]
Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart
First-person journalism can bring out the critics, but that hasn’t stopped online publications from using it as a powerful tool to connect with readers
Leigh Stein’s boyfriend Jason threw her against the refrigerator and didn’t believe she was hurt until she showed him the bruises. They had moved to New Mexico together so she could write her book while he worked—it was the most romantic plan she had ever heard. She recounted her relationship in a BuzzFeed story about […]
How to be a one-man newsroom
For 10 weeks, Peter Lozinski produced a newspaper averaging 44 pages, ran its website and built its social media presence
For his 23rd birthday, Peter Lozinski received a newspaper. The Cold Lake Sun, to be exact. To be even more specific, the responsibility of single-handedly producing a weekly paper that serves a population of 15,000. For 10 brutal weeks this year, Lozinski was running a one-man newsroom. Lozinski was hired as a reporter for the […]
Is Viceland the future of television journalism?
Vice Media is re-imagining the nature of broadcasting and television advertising for the millennials in a risky endeavor
Coming soon to a television near you: drugs, multicultural robots and foreign places. A year ago, Rogers announced a three-year $100 million content, studio and distribution partnership with Vice Media to produce daily news and long-form content like documentaries on food, fashion, technology and sports. Yesterday, this become a reality as the official trailer for the 24-hour specialty […]
Vignette Journalism: Storytelling for the Social Media Age
How news outlets engage readers and audiences with tales of unsung people doing extraordinary things
I sat in a heart surgeon’s office, waiting to ask what it’s like to touch a beating heart. It’s not every day that you get to put such questions to people, even as a journalist. But this summer at the Calgary Herald, my editor assigned me to a project called What’s it Like? The idea […]
Scaachi Koul faced some legitimate criticism that shouldn’t be ignored
Fatima Syed's blog post lacks the level of nuance needed when discussing race and representation
My fellow blog editor Fatima Syed wrote an important blog post yesterday responding to the Twitter debate regarding BuzzFeed Canada senior writer Scaachi Koul’s appearance on The National. I agree with the main argument put across in Syed’s post: we need to fight for newsroom diversity in order to allow more women of colour to […]
We need to talk about female journalists of colour
How a panel on Trudeau's cabinet decision became a debate about the racial appearance of a female journalist
As with many things on the internet, it all started with someone stating their 140-character opinion about something they had watched. what else do i need to do here pic.twitter.com/zi8HpLpOA7 — Scaachi (@Scaachi) November 2, 2015 The comment was made in regard to Scaachi Koul’s appearance during a segment on The National about affirmative action in Prime […]
How to Sell a Magazine in Three Seconds or Less
We talked to top editors about what goes into crafting an issue’s first impression and if it still even matters
For seven years, Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford has seen the glossy covers of her magazine go through a demanding selection process before hitting newsstands. Since the editorial and art direction teams, as well as the publisher, are involved, the final version is often the result of many revisions and even late changes. The May […]
