Reality is the New Black
Contestants flock to auditions for Fashion File Host Hunt, looking for a chance to become the new Tim Blanks. Meanwhile, fashion journalism veterans wonder if CBC's Factual Entertainment Division trivializes their reporting reality
Julie Montpetit is preparing for her close-up. The camera pans from her black platform pumps to the nut-coloured leather belt cinched high on her waist. She’s perfectly composed until you meet her eyes, which are tearing up with fright, pink and wet under the spotlights. It’s a Friday morning in downtown Montreal, and any other […]
The Most Tales: Jennifer Bain
Toronto Star food editor Jennifer Bain discusses her most dangerous moment in the kitchen
Bringing the obituary to life
“The Internet can bring an obituary to life.” It may sound like a contradiction, but this is what Barbara Stewart took away from a fourth-year course taught at the University of Victoria
“The Internet can bring an obituary to life.” It may sound like a contradiction, but this is what Barbara Stewart took away from a fourth-year course taught at the University of Victoria by The Globe and Mail’s chief obituary writer, Sandra Martin. Martin has been covering the dead beat at the Globe since 2004. Four […]
Hard to Swallow
Should there be media guidelines in Canada for reporting on and discussing eating disorders?
Aimee Moore, a 28-year-old woman from Stratford, Ontario, walks on to the stage of the Dr. Phil show in January 2008. Just before Moore came onstage, the crowd was shown a long tape of what a day in her life is like. In the tape they saw Moore gagging and vomiting into a garbage can, […]
Summer 2012 Teaser: The ethics of staging
Danny Viola talks about his upcoming feature “The ethics of staging” in the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
Summer 2012 Teaser: Supportnet
Scaachi Koul talks about her upcoming feature “Supportnet” in the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
Summer 2012 Teaser: To report or rescue
Jillian Bell previews “To report or rescue,” her upcoming feature in the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
Summer 2012 Teaser: Classic Gopnik
Matthew Braga talks about his profile “Classic Gopnik” in the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.
