With the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, many news outlets “live”-tweeted the day’s events as they happened. Feeds like @JFK_1963, @todayin1963 (by NPR) and our own @CdnPress (for today) are following in the footsteps of @RealTimeWWII in this live-ish exercise. As JFK’s limousine was winding through the streets of Dallas, CP’s… Continue reading Friday Funny: #JFK50 #ouch #fail
Bloomberg probably fires reporter whose story it probably spiked
It sure is getting crowded under the Bloomberg bus. The latest man overboard and underfoot is Beijing correspondent, Michael Forsythe, who tweeted this morning that he has left Bloomberg News, just a few days after the business pages reported that he had been suspended. The suspension came a week after the New York Post, The… Continue reading Bloomberg probably fires reporter whose story it probably spiked
RRJ in Review: Thirty Years of Watching the Watchdogs
This week, the Review is launching an ebook with some of the greatest hits from our first thirty years. Here’s a preview of what to expect: Don’t forget to join us at the launch party, this Thursday at 7p.m. at Measure—296 Brunswick Avenue in Toronto. See you there. Remember to follow the Review and its… Continue reading RRJ in Review: Thirty Years of Watching the Watchdogs
Come to the Review’s ebook launch party
Big news from the concrete jungle of Ryerson’s campus: the Review is launching a 30th-anniversary ebook, and we want to see you at the launch party. The ebook, available this Thursday, is sort of a “greatest hits” compilation, featuring some of the best pieces that have appeared in our pages, from profiles and retrospectives… Continue reading Come to the Review’s ebook launch party
Friday Funny: Nixon, Nixon, Nixon!
When Richard Nixon lost the race for governor of California in 1962 (having previously lost the presidency to some rich guy with a funny accent), hetold the press, “You don’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.” As on so many other occasions, Nixon was wrong. Thanks to YouTube, it is still very much possible to… Continue reading Friday Funny: Nixon, Nixon, Nixon!
