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Posts in category Spring 2017
The Running Man: Q&A With Runner’s World Columnist Alex Hutchinson
Alex Hutchinson, a columnist for the Globe and Mail and Runner’s World, is one of two journalists (Wired‘s Ed Caesar is the other) granted access to Nike’s Breaking2 project—a high-profile training …
Changing The Status Quo One Story at a Time
Ryan McMahon knows how to hustle, and he actively seeks out like-minded people who are interested in changing the discourse in Canada to help further his projects.
Q&A With Author and Globe and Mail Reporter Joe Friesen
The Breakout – August 2008 The opening was small but it would do. Danny knelt on the cement floor and peers out to get his …
Chuck Klosterman’s Analysis of a Finished TV Show for a Defunct Website
The RRJ recommends you read Chuck Klosterman’s meditation on “Mad Men” protagonist Don Draper, “A New Don,” written for the now defunct Grantland. The best thing …
Subscriber’s Remorse: Breaking Up With Globe Unlimited
When you open an article, there’s no convenient pop-up that asks if you’re still happy paying $27.07 a month for a service you barely use.
Is Gibraltar the new Falkland Islands?
Hed: (n) Newsroom jargon for headlines Headlines are tricky. They have to grab flighty readers’ attention, tell a story, and hopefully even squeeze in a …
The Markup: The Finale
The best long-form journalism involves a lot of red ink. An editor’s corrections, cuts, and revisions often go unseen by the public. Here at The …
April 3rd: Our Annual Issue Hits Shelves (!), Leah McLaren’s Column, and more
These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: It’s a big week for the Ryerson Review of Journalism—our annual print …
The Award-Winning Canadian Documentary, Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr
The RRJ recommends that you watch Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr released in 2015, and directed by Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard. I noticed kudos given to …
