The McGill Daily, a student newspaper at McGill University, has taken a commendable step toward acknowledging the role journalism institutions in Canada have played in perpetuating discrimination against indigenous people. A land acknowledgement, reading “The McGill Daily is located on unceded Kanien’Keha:Ka territory” is prominently displayed on the top-left corner of the Daily’s homepage, under the… Continue reading The McGill Daily acknowledges its location on unceded indigenous territory
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Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart
Leigh Stein’s boyfriend Jason threw her against the refrigerator and didn’t believe she was hurt until she showed him the bruises. They had moved to New Mexico together so she could write her book while he worked—it was the most romantic plan she had ever heard. She recounted her relationship in a BuzzFeed story about… Continue reading Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart
How to be a one-man newsroom
For his 23rd birthday, Peter Lozinski received a newspaper. The Cold Lake Sun, to be exact. To be even more specific, the responsibility of single-handedly producing a weekly paper that serves a population of 15,000. For 10 brutal weeks this year, Lozinski was running a one-man newsroom. Lozinski was hired as a reporter for the… Continue reading How to be a one-man newsroom
Is Viceland the future of television journalism?
Coming soon to a television near you: drugs, multicultural robots and foreign places. A year ago, Rogers announced a three-year $100 million content, studio and distribution partnership with Vice Media to produce daily news and long-form content like documentaries on food, fashion, technology and sports. Yesterday, this become a reality as the official trailer for the 24-hour specialty… Continue reading Is Viceland the future of television journalism?
Vignette Journalism: Storytelling for the Social Media Age
I sat in a heart surgeon’s office, waiting to ask what it’s like to touch a beating heart. It’s not every day that you get to put such questions to people, even as a journalist. But this summer at the Calgary Herald, my editor assigned me to a project called What’s it Like? The idea… Continue reading Vignette Journalism: Storytelling for the Social Media Age