By Ronan O’Beirne I spend an unhealthy amount of time on Reddit. It’s my go-to for funny stories that might be made up, graphs and discussion about hockey and pictures of train stations. (And the gifs. My God, the gifs.) I don’t go there for news, but sometimes I’ll see something on /r/worldnews that wouldn’t otherwise have crept into my regular browsing or… Continue reading Why we should all just calm the heck down about breaking news on Reddit
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Friday Funny: shit my colleagues say
Lisa Coxon and Ronan O’Beirne We asked some Canadian broadcast reporters to share some helpful tips they’ve received from camera operators, editors and the like over the years. From serious to silly, here’s what they’ve been told: “When you are doing particularly sad stories, if you don’t feel the emotion of those you are interviewing,… Continue reading Friday Funny: shit my colleagues say
The Canadian Jewish News makes a comeback
By Krystyna Henke The Canadian Jewish News seems to be one of those improbable miracles—a phoenix rising from the ashes—thanks to an extraordinarily vocal and determined community that would not let its weekly go extinct. Last spring, the community publication, with offices in Toronto and Montreal, a circulation of almost 42,000 and an estimated readership of 100,000,… Continue reading The Canadian Jewish News makes a comeback
Reading Rob Ford: Esquire, Crazy Town and the value of access
In a nice coincidence of publication dates, Torontonians have been blessed in the past three weeks with deep dives on the mayor from the capable pens of the Toronto Star’s Robyn Doolittle and Esquire’s Chris Jones. (Ivor Tossell also has a cover story in The Walrus, where he covers the evolution in Canada’s defamation laws that helped the Ford stories happen.)… Continue reading Reading Rob Ford: Esquire, Crazy Town and the value of access
Al-Jazeera journalists, including Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, to stand trial this week
By Shannon Clarke and Rebecca Melnyk Canadian-Egyptian journalist, Mohamed Fahmy, will begin trial tomorrow in Egypt, alongside Al-Jazeera colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed. The three are among 20 journalists accused of cooperating with the Muslim Brotherhood to threaten the country’s reputation. They have been detained since December 29, 2013 and were officially charged on… Continue reading Al-Jazeera journalists, including Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, to stand trial this week