John Dunn is on welfare. To journalists and other curious citizens using Canada’s free information laws to seek out public records, this is his greatest asset. For a small fee (Dunn is allowed to make only $200 per month while receiving government assistance), Dunn will file an access to information (ATI) request on your behalf.… Continue reading The high cost of free information
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Offleash is on iTunes!
Offleash, the Review’s podcast created by senior editor Viviane Fairbank and multimedia editors Allison Baker and Eternity Martis, is now on iTunes. In honour of this, we made a list of some of our favourite podcasts: all songs considered by NPR Stuff Mom Never Told You by How Stuff Works The Backline – An… Continue reading Offleash is on iTunes!
Temporarily live from Moscow
Last week, CBC journalists Susan Ormiston, Corinne Seminoff and Jean-Francois Bisson made the 12-hour trek to CBC’s new pocket bureau in Moscow, Russia, where they’ll spend the next three months documenting the transformation of Russian society under Vladimir Putin’s leadership. “Moscow is a place we haven’t been for many years,” says CBC managing editor Greg… Continue reading Temporarily live from Moscow
Canadian MLK Day reporting ignored King’s legacy
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day is meant to commemorate the life and achievements of the famous civil rights leader. This day often provokes intense debate regarding what King actually stood for, as well as how much (or little) progress has been made in the fight against racism since King was assassinated. These debates often act as… Continue reading Canadian MLK Day reporting ignored King’s legacy
Offleash Podcast: Indigenous reporting
Offleash is the Ryerson Review of Journalism‘s first-ever regular podcast, published on RRJ.ca every second Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. In this week’s episode, Eternity, our multimedia editor, and guest host Laura Hensley, our departments editor, delve into the issues surrounding indigenous reporting. Stevie Cameron tells us about the process of writing her book, On the… Continue reading Offleash Podcast: Indigenous reporting
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