These are trying times for Canadian journalism. One basic reality of covering the industry—as the RRJ does—is that everyone has a prediction for what the coming years will bring about. These assessments may be ahistorical, but they are nonetheless a meaningful part of media discourse. Occasionally, a cheerful prediction comes out and offers some variety… Continue reading This bot can tell you what the future holds for Canadian journalism
Category: The Magazine
Q&A With Brian Morgan, Art Director of the Walrus
Earlier this spring, as the RRJ was designing its cover for the Spring 2017 issue—which is launching April 6—we decided to interview some art directors from well-known Canadian publications and pick their brains about how they create their covers (we’ve already picked Valerie Thai’s, art director of This magazine). Brian Morgan has been the art director at The Walrus since 2008,… Continue reading Q&A With Brian Morgan, Art Director of the Walrus
Two Long Takes From Jimmy Breslin
The RRJ recommends you read “A Death In Emergency Room One” and “A Part of Cop’s Past Lies Dead” by the late Jimmy Breslin. When the infamous columnist Jimmy Breslin died last week at the age of 88, his piece on Clifton Pollard, the man who dug John F. Kennedy’s grave, was absolutely everywhere, which is… Continue reading Two Long Takes From Jimmy Breslin
March 27th: Makuch’s Bad Day in Court, Trouble at McGill, and more
These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: After a two-year legal battle, Vice News reporter Ben Makuch will likely be forced to surrender his correspondence and interview materials with a Canadian ISIS recruit to the RCMP. Last Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the Ontario Court of Appeal sided with… Continue reading March 27th: Makuch’s Bad Day in Court, Trouble at McGill, and more
Referendum Politics Heat Up (Again) in Scotland
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 news outlets present the same story.… Continue reading Referendum Politics Heat Up (Again) in Scotland