Do you like magazines and mingling? Then we’ve got something for you! On November 25, we’ll be hosting the annual RRJ fundraising party at Supermarket for the Spring 2015 issue. The masthead officially invites you—yes, you—to come out between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. and drink some beer, indulge in sweets, win prizes and trade journalism horror stories!… Continue reading We’re having a party!
Category: Blog
The Alumni Essentials: expanding the story
When a story like the Jian Ghomeshi saga gets as big as it has, it presents a challenge for media organizations: how to differentiate themselves. The Toronto Star is breaking the coverage, and everybody else is picking it up and often just repeating it. This week’s Alumni Essentials shows how important intelligent, contextual analysis is as a… Continue reading The Alumni Essentials: expanding the story
Friday Funny: last minute Halloween decorations
Need something to spice up your house tonight? Try an old election poster! Credit to Josh O’Kane for the snap. Do you have a topic you want covered on the blog? Email the editor. And while you’re here, have you followed the Review and its masthead on Twitter yet?
Live-tweeting an attack could endanger journalists and citizens
When a gunman attacked Parliament Hill on October 22, Canada was left with many questions and eager journalists determined to find the answers first. As the shooting shook Ottawa, many journalists were quick to jump onto social media to give breaking news updates depicting what was occurring on site. But what some reporters didn’t do… Continue reading Live-tweeting an attack could endanger journalists and citizens
Is the Telegram’s defamation defence solid?
Former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams is suing the St. John’s Telegram for defamation. On September 19, 2014, the Telegram published “Buying Influence,” an editorial about the $700,000 rental subsidy city councillors gave to the St. John’s IceCaps hockey team, of which Williams is president and CEO. The editorial states that Williams made small… Continue reading Is the Telegram’s defamation defence solid?