The NHL didn’t make it two weeks before the first ginned-up controversy of the 2013-14 season. Earlier this week, San Jose Sharks rookie, Tomas Hertl, scored four goals against the New York Rangers; one was a show-offy, between-the-legs move. Two days later, TSN’s Farhan Lalji asked Sharks alternate captain, Patrick Marleau, if Hertl’s performance fit… Continue reading Is this thing on?
Don’t vote then tweet
There are a lot of things us journalists (or anyone else, for that matter) can’t do on election day in Canada. We can’t broadcast the returns from any district until polls have closed in all districts (CBC accidentally flouted that one in 2011, after several people said they would intentionally do so). We can’t release… Continue reading Don’t vote then tweet
When is a premium site not a premium site?
The Dallas Morning News – America’s 12th-biggest paper – woke up last week and realized, like Basil coming back to the hotel, that its wall was all wrong. After more than two years, The News announced that it was taking down its “hard” paywall, and replacing it with two versions of its site: a standard, free one,… Continue reading When is a premium site not a premium site?
Area man resurrects blog
Don’t throw us on the cart of dead people just yet—the RRJ blog is, in fact, alive and well. The 2013-14 masthead of the Review has found its sea legs, so starting next week, this space will get regular updates with posts about what’s going on in Canadian journalism. If there’s something you’d like to see us… Continue reading Area man resurrects blog
NewMusic Man
John Martin didn’t have a face for television. Even his son allows that his father was “not a good-looking guy.” He was more the kind you would see in a pub, and to a large extent his life revolved around pubs. His former assistant jokes that he was a “ladies’ man”—with dreadful teeth. Google doesn’t… Continue reading NewMusic Man
