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Offleash podcast: Kill fees and story theft

Offleash is the Ryerson Review of Journalism‘s first-ever regular podcast, published on RRJ.ca every second Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. In this week’s episode of RRJ’s Offleash, Viviane and Allison speak to Alex Gillis, who recently made news in the journalism industry after his story was killed then used by The Walrus. We also interview Derek Finkle from… Continue reading Offleash podcast: Kill fees and story theft

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Editorial endorsement dispute continues as Financial Post editor criticizes John Honderich

It’s been nearly a month since the federal election, and journalists are still feuding over editorial endorsements. To recap, Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey forced all of the chain’s papers to endorse the Conservative Party of Canada. Former National Post editorials and comment editor Andrew Coyne wrote a column endorsing another party and resigned from his position as… Continue reading Editorial endorsement dispute continues as Financial Post editor criticizes John Honderich

Can Seven-Minute Speeches Save a Magazine?

A heavy silence takes over the room as Sylvia Maracle, executive director of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, takes a pause during her seven-minute speech. “You need to make sure that when people arrive they understand that some of the trauma they have left is the trauma that exists here for the original people… Continue reading Can Seven-Minute Speeches Save a Magazine?

Friday’s attacks were not the deadliest violence in France since the Second World War

A screenshot from the documentary "Ici on noie les Algériens, 17 octobre 1961" depicting graffiti on a bridge above the Seine River in Paris reading "Here we drowned the Algerians." Several witnesses reported seeing dead bodies floated in the river after the assault by the police.

Paris was hit by a series of simultaneous and organized acts of violence late Friday night, with over 129 casualties as a result of the attacks thus far. The event has received a wide range of press coverage, and many myths have been spread in the scramble to understand what happened, as BuzzFeed helpfully notes.… Continue reading Friday’s attacks were not the deadliest violence in France since the Second World War

Beirut vs. Paris: Unbalanced coverage

Comparing the news coverage of two attacks.

The events of the Paris attacks last night are still unfolding–“still” being the operative word. Much journalistic attention has been given to the situation in Paris, and rightly so. At the time of writing, CBC reports stated that at least 150 people had been killed after six separate attacks in public places like a music venue in central Paris,… Continue reading Beirut vs. Paris: Unbalanced coverage