NewMusic Man
John Martin didn’t have a face for television. Even his son allows that his father was “not a good-looking guy.” He was more the kind …
Posts in category Summer 2013
The fight for freelancer rights
On March 4, 2013, veteran freelancer Jay Teitel wrote an open letter to Transcontinental Media, the publishing giant whose titles include Elle Canada, Canadian Living, and Style at Home. …
Where is travel journalism heading?
As freelance budgets for print media publications shrink, the future of travel journalism in Canada may lie in custom publishing, digital media, and the tapping …
Rogers M-School internship misses the mark
Emily Candy does not mince words. “The internships that we have now are all over the place,” says Rogers Publishing’s peppy HR manager with …
How to train your journalists
The Fellowship in Global Journalism at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto is a journalism program unlike any other. “What we …
For Punjabi journalist Jagdish Grewal, reporting can be a matter of life or death
Jagdish Grewal (left) and Paul Knox at the 2012 Press Freedom in Canada conference at Ryerson University. It seemed like any other workday. …
Fighting for funds
“There are days when I literally run out of bed in the morning due to the pressure of making payroll,” says Rachel Pulfer. Pulfer …
Journalist in exile
Even though he had already made the decision to flee Mexico many months before, Luis Horacio Nájera didn’t realize what he was leaving behind …
No Advertisers Allowed: BestStory.ca and the challenge of ad-free content
It’s well known that many news organizations rely on advertisers to pay the bills. But at BestStory.ca, a fairly new website delivering long-form journalism, founder …
Canadian University Press: 75 Years of Student Journalism
It’s early January and Canadian University Press’s president Sam Brooks and national bureau chief Arshy Mann sit in their new Yonge Street office in downtown …
