Jonathan Goldsbie is a Toronto civic geek. He bikes everywhere, drinks ethically sourced coffee and likes talking about local indie music in Kensington Market. And, of course, he tweets. Constantly. Over his two-and-a-half years on Twitter, he’s averaged about 35 tweets per day. But somehow, this seemingly harmless dude landed himself in one of the… Continue reading #twitterfight
Toronto tops world’s best
A newspaper design competition held by the Society for News Design (SND) has named two of Toronto’s own publications as the world’s best. And the winners are unexpected. In a city where the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail are two of the biggest and most established newspapers, it’s the smaller underdogs that are… Continue reading Toronto tops world’s best
The Most Tales: Rachel Giese
The Ryerson Review of Journalism talks with The Walrus’ Rachel Giese about her most difficult interview.
Rookie: Sassy’s successor?
On teen website RookieMag.com, today’s background is a photo of Winona Ryder in Edward Scissorhands, and the title of this month’s theme, “Obsession,” is handwritten in red crayon at the top of the page. “Literally the Best Thing Ever: Degrassi” and “How to Approach the Person You Like Without Throwing Up” are typical headlines. Yesterday’s posts… Continue reading Rookie: Sassy’s successor?
Fact-checking Ezra Levant
What’s it like to feel the wrath of Sun News and Ezra Levant? Ryerson University’s journalism program is finding out. Levant interviewed former Ryerson journalism students Derek Kreindler and Adam Culligan to discuss the School of Journalism’s alleged liberal bias—including professor emeritus John Miller’s “Marxist” influence on the program, and the anti-Israel stance of student-run publication the Ryerson… Continue reading Fact-checking Ezra Levant
