As with many things on the internet, it all started with someone stating their 140-character opinion about something they had watched. https://twitter.com/Scaachi/status/661186567831093250 The comment was made in regard to Scaachi Koul’s appearance during a segment on The National about affirmative action in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. Koul, a senior writer for BuzzFeed Canada, spoke in agreement… Continue reading We need to talk about female journalists of colour
Category: Online Exclusives
How to Sell a Magazine in Three Seconds or Less
For seven years, Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford has seen the glossy covers of her magazine go through a demanding selection process before hitting newsstands. Since the editorial and art direction teams, as well as the publisher, are involved, the final version is often the result of many revisions and even late changes. The May… Continue reading How to Sell a Magazine in Three Seconds or Less
Canadian journalists must support Vice’s fight against the RCMP
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers entered Vice Canada’s offices in Toronto and Montreal in February. The officers served Vice with a production order–similar to a search warrant–demanding “any notes and all records of communication” between Vice reporter Ben Makuch and an ISIL militant. Makuch interviewed the Canadian ISIL militant, Farah Mohamed Shirdon, through Kik Messenger… Continue reading Canadian journalists must support Vice’s fight against the RCMP
Farewell, Richard “Badger” Brennan
Richard Brennan has never called a premier by anything other than his first name. Keith Leslie, long-time Canadian Press reporter covering Ontario politics and the Statler to Brennan’s Waldorf at Queen’s Park, remembers coming back to Toronto from Ottawa the morning after former Premier Dalton McGuinty won the election in 2003. They got on a bus at the… Continue reading Farewell, Richard “Badger” Brennan
Snapchat: From the home to the newsroom
The little ghosts of Snapchat have been taking over my Twitter feed this last month. We’ve talked about how Snapchat is being used for a kind of citizen journalism. But not much has been said about how professional journalists and news outlets are using the app—at least not in Canada. These little white ghosts on… Continue reading Snapchat: From the home to the newsroom