What’s it like to feel the wrath of Sun News and Ezra Levant? Ryerson University’s journalism program is finding out. Levant interviewed former Ryerson journalism students Derek Kreindler and Adam Culligan to discuss the School of Journalism’s alleged liberal bias—including professor emeritus John Miller’s “Marxist” influence on the program, and the anti-Israel stance of student-run publication the Ryerson… Continue reading Fact-checking Ezra Levant
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Media roundup: Valentine’s Day
When February rolls around, it seems as if every news outlet tries to find a way to accurately tackle the holiday that is honoured by few, humorous to many, and horrendous to most — Valentine’s day. Today we look at how five Toronto news sources managed to pack coverage of love, tears, and candygrams into… Continue reading Media roundup: Valentine’s Day
Ukrainian interrogations through a Canadian lens
A woman sits wearing a parka in an empty room. She watches something—concerned, struck, peering through the gaps between strands of her wet, exhausted curls. Her long eyes are glossy and her lips are parted with a quiver. A young man, hands clasped with every ounce of energy, hope, and desperation, sits; his eyes are… Continue reading Ukrainian interrogations through a Canadian lens
Maclean’s releases first e-book
Maclean’s has just completed a multimedia e-book that details its coverage of the Shafia family murder trial. The e-book on the “honour killing” case is 171 pages and includes in-depth interviews, audio clips, video, and document evidence from the trial. It was written by Maclean’s senior writer Michael Friscolanti, who spent three months living in Kingston,… Continue reading Maclean’s releases first e-book
The Guardian’s latest hack day projects hope to improve journalism (and football)
It’s easy to forget that newspapers aren’t all words and type—there are, in fact, large armies of software developers and engineers working behind the scenes to develop the mobile apps and websites you see online. Take The Guardian, for instance, which has over 40 employees on its software team alone. Every once in a while, The… Continue reading The Guardian’s latest hack day projects hope to improve journalism (and football)