When I received an e-mail this past November from the Canadian Journalism Foundation about the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award’s call for applications, I was intrigued. I rarely open the dozens of subscription e-mails I get on a daily basis, but being an avid photographer, this one caught my eye. The six-week paid internship at The… Continue reading A Q&A with Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award winner Michelle Siu

Under Fire: Journalists in Combat is a documentary written and directed by Canadian director/writer and novelist Martyn Burke. Burke’s doc, which was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination last year, explores the harsh reality of journalists covering war and conflict in other countries. In an article that appeared in The Globe and Mail, John Doyle writes that the film… Continue reading Journalists covering war

“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists. Peter Mansbridge found a door into journalism just by luck when he went from being a baggage handler to radio announcer as a young man. Mansbridge spent 1966 to ’67, in the Royal Canadian Navy; the following year, at… Continue reading That Was Then, This Is Now: Peter Mansbridge

In lieu of giving Rupert Murdoch any more web space, why not turn our attention to glorious Russia for a few moments? The Putin government launched an official probe this week into an independent television station, Dozhd, which covered anti-government protests after the much-questioned parliamentary election last December. Prosecutors have summoned Dozhd’s chief executive, Natalya… Continue reading Crime and cover-up