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 Viola Desmond: How the Headlines Handle History
Category: The Magazine
Covering Now’s Art Director
Troy Beyer’s departure from the magazine has ushered in Michelle Wong as art director for the colourful weekly.
A Q&A with Ira Basen on the Power of Spin
Basen sits down with the RRJ to discuss how journalists and PR personnel don’t have to be natural enemies.
December 12th: Another round of Postmedia buyouts, the Globe’s new office, and more
These are the stories we’re watching over the next week. Here is your Weekly Wire: Two of Postmedia’s major west coast newspapers, the Vancouver Sun and The Province, are expected to lose up to two-dozen reporters and editors early next year, according to Unifor Local 2000, which represents workers for the two publications. Both newsrooms… Continue reading December 12th: Another round of Postmedia buyouts, the Globe’s new office, and more
A Q&A with Ginella Massa, the first hijabi anchor in Canada
Massa sits down with the RRJ to discuss the importance of diversity in newsrooms.