“That Was Then, This Is Now” explores the beginnings of some of Canada’s favourite writers and journalists Kate Carraway always thought she was going to be a lawyer. “It seemed to be the thing that made sense,” she says. “I was captain of the debate team and I always got good grades in English and… Continue reading That Was Then, This Is Now: Kate Carraway
The Most Tales: Shelley Youngblut (Part One)
In our next episode, The Globe and Mail’s western editor Shelley Youngblut talks about one of the most inspiring magazines from her collection. The first of three parts.
Arianna Huffington brings the “Good News”
Death. Destruction. Despair. These are all things that could deter someone from opening up a daily newspaper. It’s news, but in a world where “if it bleeds it leads,” news can make the world seem downright depressing. The Huffington Post now has a solution. On January 12 it announced the creation of an entire section dedicated… Continue reading Arianna Huffington brings the “Good News”
Thoughts on freed press: Libyan media
I recently read a really interesting piece about media ethics in the January/February 2012 of The Atlantic. The article, “Freed Press,” is writer Graeme Wood’s personal account of teaching said ethics to a group of about 50 young (under 30) Libyan journalists. Wood writes that about 100 independent magazines and newspapers are published in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which is a… Continue reading Thoughts on freed press: Libyan media
The Most Tales: Hamutal Dotan
In the summer 2012 masthead’s first episode, Torontoist editor-in-chief Hamutal Dotan talks about her most extreme city council meeting.
