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PMJT is hot. Get over it.

Courtesy: The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Politics is about perception (and always has been). Official messages are carefully constructed to paint a specific type of picture. It’s the journalist’s job, theoretically at least, to find the flaws and the hidden distortions in that image. But what if the picture is perfect and makes everyone happy? A hot prime minister meets a… Continue reading PMJT is hot. Get over it.

A writer’s complicated relationship with freelancing

There’s an increasing trend of writers speaking out against publications that don’t pay their writers. Freelance writers are exploited, they say. Putting in countless hours of research, interviewing and sometimes painful writing sessions filled with self-doubt and lack of sleep can lead to very little in return—sometimes nothing at all. Huffington Post UK editor Stephen Hull… Continue reading A writer’s complicated relationship with freelancing

Offleash Podcast: Tech writing

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, our editor Kat Eschner and senior editor Viviane Fairbank discuss the intricacies of writing about technology. Matt Braga, a freelance writer formerly with Motherboard, and Claire Brownell of the Financial Post join… Continue reading Offleash Podcast: Tech writing

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Why are we still talking about diversity?

“Is it Fateeema?” asked two editors interviewing me in a boardroom much too big for a three-person meeting. I tried to impress them with three story ideas: something about transit, something about local politics and something about immigration. They asked follow-up questions about the third one—How did I think of the story? What are the main issues?… Continue reading Why are we still talking about diversity?

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