Toronto Star photojournalist Richard Lautens shares the moment he photographed famous singer Rihanna, his most terrifying picture to capture, his famous Toronto G20 picture and even shares some wisdom to aspiring photojournalists.
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The Most Tales: Emma Prestwich
The RRJ sat down with Emma Prestwich from the Huffingtonpost.com to hear her most bizarre moment in her career. This is one you don’t want to miss—it includes a human head!
Bloomberg News embraces longform journalism in Canada
By Erica Commisso The Ottawa office of Bloomberg News is just minutes away from the Rideau Canal and Parliament buildings, directly down the street from the National War Memorial. Most days, this makes for nothing more than a pleasant view. But on October 22, 2014, Bloomberg employees were some of the first to broadcast… Continue reading Bloomberg News embraces longform journalism in Canada
Kamloops no longer has a daily paper, but it’s no town without news
By Aimee O’Connor With a ceremonial click of a button, Mel Rothenburger, who’d retired as editor-in-chief in 2012, simultaneously put to bed the last issue of the Kamloops Daily News and an 80-year-old tradition. The front page headline on the January 11 edition read, “I really don’t know what I’m going to do when there’s… Continue reading Kamloops no longer has a daily paper, but it’s no town without news
The coming ethical battle over reporting with drones
By Amanda Panacci It began with an aerial shot of a wheat field. The September 24 lead story on CBC’s The National recounted the horrific murder of three Aboriginal boys near Pefferlaw, Ontario, more than five decades ago. But the brief, beautiful opening visual was noteworthy because it was the first shot aired from CBC’s… Continue reading The coming ethical battle over reporting with drones