In a nice coincidence of publication dates, Torontonians have been blessed in the past three weeks with deep dives on the mayor from the capable pens of the Toronto Star’s Robyn Doolittle and Esquire’s Chris Jones. (Ivor Tossell also has a cover story in The Walrus, where he covers the evolution in Canada’s defamation laws that helped the Ford stories happen.)… Continue reading Reading Rob Ford: Esquire, Crazy Town and the value of access
Polar vortex meme shows journalists don’t have the weather down to a science
A retired Pennsylvania State University academic is “mad as hell” at journalists for getting the story so wrong during January’s record-breaking chilly temperatures. “The broadcasters and bloggers who introduced ‘polar vortex’ into the discussion of Arctic outbreaks this January made a giant, unscientific leap,” former lecturer and forecaster Lee Grenci wrote on a Penn State… Continue reading Polar vortex meme shows journalists don’t have the weather down to a science
Al-Jazeera journalists, including Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, to stand trial this week
By Shannon Clarke and Rebecca Melnyk Canadian-Egyptian journalist, Mohamed Fahmy, will begin trial tomorrow in Egypt, alongside Al-Jazeera colleagues Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed. The three are among 20 journalists accused of cooperating with the Muslim Brotherhood to threaten the country’s reputation. They have been detained since December 29, 2013 and were officially charged on… Continue reading Al-Jazeera journalists, including Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, to stand trial this week
Friday Funny: Don Cherry’s many talents
In light of Marissa Dederer’s story this week about athletes who become analysts, we wanted to highlight the varied backgrounds of some famous Canadian broadcasters. For example: did you know that, before he coached the Boston Bruins, Don Cherry attended the Royal Conservatory of Music? Remember to follow the Review and its masthead on Twitter. Email the blog editor here.
The best Canadian magazine cover in 2013 is….
Congratulations to the good people at Spacing, whose 10th anniversary issue has been dubbed the best Canadian magazine cover of 2013 by our readers. Sarah Fortunato’s City Hall cake (with art direction and design by publisher Matthew Blackett) garnered 26 votes from our readers. We also tip our hat to the people at Maisonneuve, whose… Continue reading The best Canadian magazine cover in 2013 is….
