Ryerson Review of Journalism Summer 2012 Fundraiser
Happy New Year from the Ryerson Review of Journalism. We’ve started production for our Summer 2012 issue, and have big plans for the year ahead. Here are some upcoming events to add spice to your lukewarm winter. RRJ February Fundraiser Our kick off fundraiser is on February 2 at the Black Bull (298 Queen Street West). For just $10, you have a chance […]
The Most Tales: Corey Mintz (Part 1)
Toronto Star food writer Corey Mintz talks about the meal he was most nervous for.
Appreciating Amanda
CBC TV's high-performing asset on the business beat, Amanda Lang
The minute they cut to commercial Amanda Lang exclaims, “You’re a grouchy man.” Her bright-pink-painted lips break into a wide smile directed across the glass desk in a CBC studio at her co-host, Kevin O’Leary. Earlier, during a Lang & O’Leary Exchange segment called “The Big 5,” about current high-profile business stories, the pair […]
I Do
A new magazine emerges in Canada to help gay and lesbian couples plan their weddings
When Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell planned to get married in January 2001 at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, they faced all the usual dilemmas. They worried about the caterers. They worried about the florists. They worried about the reservations. Except for one difference – they weren’t preoccupied about which businesses to choose, but […]
And the Winner is…
For all the prestige and glory associated with winning a national journalism award, is it truly a celebration of journalism at its finest?
I have never won a national journalism award. Which is okay, because I’m not a real journalist. But when I become a real journalist, it still won’t matter. Sure I’ll apply for the awards, but I’ll say it’s an honour just to be nominated. And if I win, I’ll frame my award and display it […]
Flagship of the Trade
When Toronto Life executive editor Lynn Cunningham gets her Esquire, Saturday Night, Canadian Business and Masthead magazines on the same day, it’s Masthead she reads first. “The information is so vital to me in what I do on a day-to-day basis,” says Cunningham. “While other publications are optional reads, Masthead is a must read.” In […]
Licence to Quill
Wielding poison pencils, editorial cartoonists poke fun at public figures, though sometimes their thrusts cut both ways
Andy Donato’s fourth floor office at The Toronto Sun is a mess. The floor is littered with empty boxes and scraps of paper. His desk-assuming there is a desk-is covered with papers, notes and assorted office paraphernalia. In the corner of the room sits an easel and a potpourri of pens, felts and brushes. A […]
”Your Cheque’s in the Mail…”
Times don’t change. “Writers, who are the core of the industry are given little consideration by most publishers. Their remuneration is extremely low and uncertain. Raising writers’ rewards should be a priority for government, not simply because doing so might increase the quality of writing, but mainly because simple justice demands action,” said a management […]
