When former Vancouver Magazine editor Michael White began his fundraising campaign last Sunday—$4,000 for travel and accommodations to visit the Spasmodic Torticollis Recovery Clinic in Santa Fe, New Mexico—he expected it to take at least a month. Twenty-four hours later, he’d raised more than he asked for, and the donations just kept coming. Now, at… Continue reading Former Vancouver Magazine editor Michael White fundraising to treat incurable condition
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Headlines on the suicide bombing in Beirut are dehumanizing
At least 43 people were killed by a double suicide bombing in a residential area of Beirut yesterday, an attack for which ISIL has since claimed responsibility. The New York Times initially reported the story with this headline, causing an uproar on Twitter. Reuters also ran with a similar headline. ISIS blows up crowd of… Continue reading Headlines on the suicide bombing in Beirut are dehumanizing
Chatelaine Rejoins the Fray
Heather McIntosh was cleaning out her grandmother’s house when she found some pages from an old issue of Chatelaine that had been used to seal a painting into its frame. The University of Ottawa master’s student was captivated. McIntosh says while it’s easy to label the magazine as exclusively recipes and cosmetics, these pages from… Continue reading Chatelaine Rejoins the Fray
Monocle magazine: “Only old people think print is dead”
Tyler Brûlé and Andrew Tuck launched Monocle in 2007 as a global, general interest print magazine. Many people were skeptical of a magazine going against the tide–launching print in the alleged digital age. But Monocle’s circulation numbers continue to grow at a fast pace. “As circulations were in decline for a number of magazines, we… Continue reading Monocle magazine: “Only old people think print is dead”
The McGill Daily acknowledges its location on unceded indigenous territory
The McGill Daily, a student newspaper at McGill University, has taken a commendable step toward acknowledging the role journalism institutions in Canada have played in perpetuating discrimination against indigenous people. A land acknowledgement, reading “The McGill Daily is located on unceded Kanien’Keha:Ka territory” is prominently displayed on the top-left corner of the Daily’s homepage, under the… Continue reading The McGill Daily acknowledges its location on unceded indigenous territory