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Unarmed. 17 years old. Carrying iced tea and Skittles. Wearing a hoodie. Black. Armed. 28 years old. Vigilante. Acting in self-defense. White, Hispanic or Latino. Even without a headline, it’s easy to identify what story these terms hail from—they’re the most popular and controversial details in the coverage of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman. Although some of them are imperative… Continue reading Trayvon Martin’s blackness, George Zimmerman’s whiteness, and the colours used to tell the story

As it’s been a slow week for Canadian journalism (scandals), it looks like we’ll be leaning on America again for a source of ethical debate. This time, we shift to Wisconsin, where 25 Gannett employees have been called out in print by their publisher for signing a petition seeking the recall of Governor Scott Walker.… Continue reading Hey, look: there’s an elephant in the room

The Pew Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released its annual State of News Media report last Monday, focusing on social media’s growing role as a tool for delivering news. Still, the report showed that respondents’ use of social media as a means to access news is not as common as visits to a publication’s website, or even searches of… Continue reading News consumption and social media

Any day is a good day when Geraldo Rivera opens his mouth on camera. Rivera, perhaps best known for revealing how much Al Capone’s vault sucked, gave his take on Fox & Friends last Friday about Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was shot and killed by a self-appointed neighbourhood watchdog because he looked “suspicious.” “I am urging the parents… Continue reading Oh, good, Geraldo Rivera’s still talking

Natalie Matutschovsky, a former Ryerson image arts student and Time magazine’s current senior photo editor, is flying in from New York to give a guest lecture for the IMA Student Lecture Series this Thursday, alongside Jason Logan, the creative director of all Rogers’ publications. Before joining Time as the associate photo editor in 2010, Matutschovsky headed photography for The Walrus, of… Continue reading Time magazine photo editor to speak at Ryerson