A look into the insensitive tweets regarding Barron Trump and the intense backlash media personalities faced in the aftermath.
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February 6th: Layoffs at Maclean’s, Gory Magazine Covers, and more
These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: Seniority wasn’t enough to spare a number of top-flight Canadian journalists from pink slips. Maclean’s special issues editor Kim Honey, national correspondent Jonathan Gatehouse, and senior writer Chris Sorensen were among 13 laid-off staffers at the eminent monthly last week. Rogers Media said… Continue reading February 6th: Layoffs at Maclean’s, Gory Magazine Covers, and more
Left out of the Sharing Economy
The RRJ recommends you check out “When Their Shifts End, Uber Drivers Set Up Camp in Parking Lots Across the U.S.,” in Bloomberg News. In a recent story about ride-hailing company Uber, Bloomberg News technology reporters Olivia Zaleski and Eric Newcomer dispense with the silicon valley jargon that so often infests the tech section of business-focused… Continue reading Left out of the Sharing Economy
Calling it like it is in the Wake of Tragedy
Hed: (n) Newsroom Jargon for Headlines Headlines are tricky. They have to grab flighty readers’ attention, tell a story, and hopefully even squeeze in a witticism. The smallest choices affect readers’ first impressions and, sometimes, their only take on the story. Once a week, we analyze the different ways news outlets present the same story.… Continue reading Calling it like it is in the Wake of Tragedy
The Inspiring and Fantastically Nerdy “The Unseen”
The RRJ recommends you check out “The Unseen” by Raffi Khatchadourian, from the June 20, 2016 issue of The New Yorker Most people I know don’t care about science. At least, they care pretty peripherally, in the “actually you hate cilantro because of your genes” way. They might buy into a cleanse. Maybe they’ll enjoy… Continue reading The Inspiring and Fantastically Nerdy “The Unseen”