Say Word Keeps Kids Out of Trouble and Interested in Journalism
A magazine by and for young people, Say Word de-bunks negative stereotypes of a community while helping at-risk kids—and maybe nurturing a new generation of journalists
Even though it’s Saturday morning, the staff of Say Word is busy running a casting call for the next issue’s fashion spread. Young people scatter around an office on the third floor of a grey commercial building. Anita Singh stations herself at the entrance, greeting models; Tevin Thompson sets up the camera and lights for […]
The Most Tales: Bruce Headlam
Bruce Headlam, media editor of The New York Times, discusses his most embarrassing moment. By Carly Lewis and Kasia Mychajlowycz
The Most Tales: Steve Buist (Part 1)
Steve Buist, investigations editor at the Hamilton Spectator, discusses his most powerful piece of journalism.
The Most Tales: Steve Buist (Part 2)
Steve Buist, investigations editor at the Hamilton Spectator, discusses his most difficult meal on the job.
If You Can’t Make Journalism Profitable, Make It Not-for-Profit
The Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting, this country’s pioneer of non-profit investigative journalism, models itself on successful US groups such as ProPublica, but the charitable funds just don't match up
A few of Hamilton’s top-ranking police officers and their communications director gather in the Mulberry Street Coffeehouse, as rain gently falls outside on an August morning. They are still in uniform, hats off, looking relaxed as they joke with each other and ease into their chairs in a secluded corner. As investigative journalist and Canadian […]
The Most Tales: Adria Vasil
Adria Vasil, Ecoholic columnist for NOW Magazine, discusses her most vindicating story.
Journalists with Disabilities Just Want to Be Journalists
They don’t want to be stereotyped as “disability reporters” or advocates, but if journalists with disabilities don’t cover these issues, who will?
When Catherine Frazee applied to study journalism at Carleton University in the 1970s, a senior official at the school told her she would not be able to “elbow her way into the scrum on Parliament Hill” and shouldn’t pursue a career in journalism because she was disabled. She then gave up her scholarship and her […]
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Is Easy to Sensationalize, Hard to Explain
A neighbourhood best known for addiction, prostitution and homelessness has long been a natural draw for journalists, but that doesn’t mean the coverage has always been good
Francis Monroe McAllister lived in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and died alone outside on a snowy night when the 650 shelter beds in the city were full. Mark Hume, writer for The Globe and Mail, told McAllister’s story in “Dead End Streets,” a 2006 series that painted an eloquent picture of poverty and urban struggle in […]
