It’s 1966 and late Toronto Star reporter Robert Reguly is put on the hunt for Gerda Munsinger, a German call girl and suspected KGB operative who was linked with several ministers in Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s cabinet. Raylene Knutson got the story of how he tracked her down in Munich and broke the story of… Continue reading Summer 2011 teaser: Robert Reguly’s big scoop
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Summer 2011 teaser: Sarah Hampson
Sarah Hampson is an award-winning journalist best known for her clever columns in The Globe and Mail. Dominique Lamberton spoke with host Samantha Edwards about Hampson’s 18-year career and the experience of profiling the profiler. Check out the whole story in the upcoming issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, which launches May 4 at… Continue reading Summer 2011 teaser: Sarah Hampson
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Summer 2011 teaser: Arts Critics
It’s hard out there for an arts critic. The esteemed opinions of legacy media critics are competing with the voices – and occasional rants – of citizen bloggers and fan tweeters. But who stands to be heard? Is there room for both in future of arts criticism? Ava Baccari’s feature in the Summer issue of… Continue reading Summer 2011 teaser: Arts Critics
Summer 2011 teaser: Social Media
Kevin Hamilton investigates how a major daily newspaper is embracing social media. Look for the story in the Summer 2011 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, launching on May 4 at Tequila Bookworm in Toronto.
Branded
It was November 2006 and I sat in my high school’s library as a university representative lectured a group of bored Grade 12 students about the importance of post-secondary education. I knew I was going to university. Both my parents had degrees, my brother was about to graduate, and to avoid that dreaded “black sheep”… Continue reading Branded