CBC: The World This Weekend CBC’s The World This Weekend recaps events around the world every Saturday and Sunday, perfect for getting up to-date on Monday morning. On tap this week: protests in Egypt and Superbowl XLV. CBC: Metro Morning “Beyond Diversity” series This week, CBC’s Metro Morning talked to prominent members of the Toronto community in their… Continue reading The Latest
Changing views on mental illness
There is a strange dichotomy between the composed, eloquent Michael Kimber at the podium and his digitized self on the screen behind him. As he reenacts an anxiety attack in his video poem, “The Cure,” beads of sweat run down his forehead and he gasps for air, eyelids fluttering frantically. Kimber was one of the… Continue reading Changing views on mental illness
Above the fold and beyond
While most people their age were getting ready for a rowdy Friday night on the town, a group of aspiring media-makers attended the Above the Fold and Beyond seminar on January 27. Put on by The Media Huddle and moderated by Shauna Rempel of the Toronto Star, Above the Fold aimed to prepare young journalists… Continue reading Above the fold and beyond
OpenFile’s Wilf Dinnick named newsperson of the year
J-Source named OpenFile‘s founder and CEO Wilf Dinnick Canadian newsperson of the year last Wednesday, based on his innovation in redefining the way citizens and journalists interact. Aside from offering “community-powered news,” OpenFile allows citizens to suggest a news story, whereupon the site assigns a reporter to cover said story. During the reporting process, journalists collaborate… Continue reading OpenFile’s Wilf Dinnick named newsperson of the year
That was then, this is now: John Macfarlane
“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists John Macfarlane, seasoned journalist and editor, did not have any experience in news reporting or journalism until his first year of political science at the University of Alberta (now the University of Calgary). Macfarlane got involved with student… Continue reading That was then, this is now: John Macfarlane
