Boo for Bad Puns: Unfunny editors and why we love them

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 witticism. The smallest choices affect readers’ first impressions and, sometimes, their only take on the story. Once a week, we analyze the different ways Canadian news outlets present the same story.… Continue reading Boo for Bad Puns: Unfunny editors and why we love them

October 31st: Fact-checking Trump, net neutrality, and more

These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire:   Daniel Dale, the Toronto Star‘s Washington correspondent, appeared on CNN‘s Reliable Sources Sunday to discuss fact-checking Donald Trump. Since September, Dale’s taken to Twitter to fact-check Trump, often catching as many as 20 false statements in a single day. Political reporters’… Continue reading October 31st: Fact-checking Trump, net neutrality, and more

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