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The Cost of a Bad Review
How media outlets investigate sexual misconduct allegations in the #MeToo era
CTV, Patrick Brown and a look into how newsrooms verify accusations of sexual misconduct.
Jon Thompson’s Journalism Belongs to Northern Ontario
One of TVO’s most recent hires puts the spotlight on one of Ontario’s most ignored areas.
A Graphic Exploration of Journalism
Sarah Glidden’s gorgeously rendered graphic novel tackles tough questions
A Capital Idea
Reflections on the politics of capitalization.
Calling Out the Cops
Inside the Toronto Star’s 17-year fight to expose carding—the investigations, the legal battle and the power of the press to provoke change.
Collateral Damage
Coverage of Toronto’s gang and gun violence perpetuates a dangerous narrative that puts Black communities in the crossfire.
The Next Frontier
LGBT coverage is becoming more nuanced, one group at a time. Next step: trans people.
Silenced No More
Indigenous journalists are tired of seeing their communities reduced to stereotypes. The job ahead: change the narrative and tell truer stories
Token Effort
Newsroom managers say they can’t afford to do more about diversity. For journalists of colour, that argument holds no water
Healthy Skeptic
André Picard eschews the hype, pandering and pseudo-science that plague his beat
The Long Game
Steve Paikin isn’t afraid to be boring if it means smart television. Now, his show, The Agenda, hopes its punchier digital strategy is a winner
Developing from the Negative
Forced out of shrinking newsrooms, photojournalists are going rogue to keep their craft alive
Lost in Translation
When Rogers killed Omni’s multilingual newscasts, it broke a long-standing commitment to ethnic communities
The Writer Who Really Schmecked
Edna Staebler was doing new journalism before it had a name. There’s more to her story than best-selling cookbooks
Blurred Lines
As foreign bureaus close, think tanks and aid agencies help keep international reporting alive—but journalists risk their credibility when they depend on the agendas of others
Hot Mess
After years of unrestrained infighting and ethical atrophy, will Ottawa’s press gallery have to answer to Parliament?
Out of Touch
The Toronto Star is delivering the newspaper on tablet, but its audience may be on a different screen
The 20%
Immigrants and refugees make up one-fifth of people in Canada. Why are so few reporters telling these stories?
Offbeat
To cover holes left by cuts, young journalists must define their own roles in the newsroom
Offleash Podcast: Tech writing
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Extreme Makeover: Office Edition
As winter turned to spring in 2014, journalists at The Hamilton Spectator…
Levelling the Playing Field
At age 12, Julie Scott was the only girl in a boys’…
Lone Rangers
“Journalism is about relationships,” says Joey Coleman. And, walking with him on…
Not Just for Laughs
Five writers gather in a dimly lit room on a Sunday evening.…
The Unbearable Whiteness of Canadian Columnists
As the editorial pages editor at the Ottawa Citizen, Kate Heartfield oversaw…
Chatelaine Rejoins the Fray
Heather McIntosh was cleaning out her grandmother’s house when she found some…
Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart
Leigh Stein’s boyfriend Jason threw her against the refrigerator and didn’t believe…
Vignette Journalism: Storytelling for the Social Media Age
I sat in a heart surgeon’s office, waiting to ask what it’s…
How to Sell a Magazine in Three Seconds or Less
For seven years, Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford has seen the glossy…
FHRITP: Confront It or Keep Rolling?
CBC Montreal reporter Tanya Birkbeck was operating her own camera and interviewing…
Stop talking about the niqab
Journalists have been enthralled with the niqab debate over the last few…
Ricochet hasn’t changed Canadian journalism, but it’s worth having around
Ricochet launched on October 2, 2014, with a lofty goal: to build…
Sketches of Obe
Don Obe 1936-2014 No better magazine editor ever put pencil…
City councillors refuse to speak to the Calgary Herald after controversial Brett Kavanaugh column
An advertiser has also requested that an ad be pulled, after a column was published that dismisses sexual assault allegations
BBC Announces Their Position on Climate Change, Will CBC Follow?
Photo: Flickr In September, the BBC released its first ever guide to…
TIFF Diversifies Film Critics, but Who Will Hire Them?
The media inclusion initiative brought more diverse critics to TIFF, now publications need to do their part
“This Show Is For White People”: APTN Documentary Series Receives Backlash
An eye on unlearning racism can bring up trauma in Indigenous communities
Canadian Journalists Are Second Tier—even at TIFF
Canadian journalists trying to interview stars at TIFF are being pushed aside by U.S. publicists in favour of larger publications
Louder Than Thunder
The inside story on Tanya Talaga and the writing of Seven Fallen Feathers, the book that shook up Canada
Cold Calling Canada
The RRJ turned to the old phonebook to find out what Canadians think of journalism
Mind Your Language
When covering diverse communities, look beyond the newsroom stylebook
The Pioneering Kit Coleman
The life and times of one of Canada’s most popular columnists in the late-19th and early-20th centuries—a dossier
