Where were you on September 11, 2001, when you heard the news? I remember it as clearly as if it was yesterday. I was walking home from school with my two younger brothers and we found my father watching the little black and white television in our kitchen. It only picked up three channels—two if… Continue reading Covering 9/11: Now and Then

Oprah does it every month—and everything Oprah touches turns to gold—so it must be good form. Such is not the case when Sarah Thomson, a provincial Liberal candidate and publisher of the Women’s Post, graced the cover of her own publication not once, but twice. Thomson’s magazine is free and published in Toronto’s Trinity-Spadina riding. She… Continue reading Sarah Thomson: Cover Girl

The death of opposition leader Jack Layton inspired a rare moment in Canadian culture: a national outpouring of emotion. The collective reaction resulted in press coverage spanning from personal lamentation to cold, detached criticism. The finest work inspired reflection on the big picture of Layton’s contribution to the national dialogue. Some of the clumsiest articles… Continue reading Canadian journalists react to Jack Layton’s death

Journalism students are criticized for using the tweet greet—asking a source for an interview via Twitter—as a first attempt at making contact. Dan Reimold, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Tampa in Florida, blogged that the tweet greet—not to be mistaken for crowdsourcing—must be the last resort, if resorted to at all. But… Continue reading The etiquette of the tweet greet