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Offleash Podcast: Valentine’s Day special

Offleash is the Ryerson Review of Journalism’s first-ever regular podcast, published on RRJ.ca every second Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. (with the exception of today—we’re a few days early to make it on time for Valentine’s Day listeners). In this week’s episode, our multimedia editors Eternity and Allison discuss all things journalism and love. Dan Westell… Continue reading Offleash Podcast: Valentine’s Day special

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The robots are coming

Photo credit: Justin Morgan/Flickr

We live in an era of self-driving cars and light-up hoverboards. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that robots are starting to replace professions that were once viewed as invaluable—financial advisers, surgeons and reporters all have automated equivalents. This doesn’t mean that all journalists are going to be replaced by typing WALL-E replicas, but it… Continue reading The robots are coming

Subsidize or die?

“Should the government get involved?” It’s a question that’s been floating around ever since Canadian journalism decided to spiral down into a black hole of unemployment and goodbye columns. The argument: the loss of print media will create a void where important stories will go, along with the very basis of democracy—accessible information and accountability.… Continue reading Subsidize or die?

Objectively insufficient

Ivor Shapiro, Lee-Anne Goodman and Jim Turk discuss the role of objectivity in journalism. Taken by Davide Mastracci

Three established figures in Canadian journalism debated the role of objectivity for over an hour at Ryerson University on Monday, and they managed to completely avoid the most important points. The panel, moderated by distinguished Ryerson professor Bernie Lucht, featured Jim Turk, a distinguished Ryerson professor, Ivor Shapiro, chair of Ryerson’s school of journalism and… Continue reading Objectively insufficient

Ashes to ashes

Illustration by Allison Baker

In 2008, Canwest Global Communications CEO Leonard Asper was perplexed. His business—once Canada’s leading media company—was failing, and he didn’t know why. Canwest stocks, once trading at $20 a share, were down to 60 cents. The purchase of Alliance Atlantis’s broadcast division, widely regarded as a savvy business move, hadn’t brought Canwest the boost he… Continue reading Ashes to ashes