Good news, everyone! The Washington Post, home of arguably the worst opinion section in America, has taken to heart the criticisms levelled against it and addressed these inadequacies byclosing its remaining United States bureaus. Finally! The decision was nothing if not pragmatic. As executive editor and mental gymnast Marcus Brauchli explains, “We are not a national news… Continue reading Washington Post loves Bill Kristol, can go either way on actual
The oxymoronic Star
Leave now or be fired later—this is the decision facing Toronto Star employees. The Star is gearing up for what publisher John Cruickshank says will be “the biggest restructuring of the Star‘s workforce in history.” Employees of the paper can take voluntary severance packages or risk being laid off later. The voluntary separation package comes… Continue reading The oxymoronic Star
Writers’ coalition launches new website
In September, a coalition of writers’ groups started a boycott of Transcontinental Media in response to Transcon’s release of a new “Author Master Agreement,” a lifetime contract that strips writers of almost all conceivable rights with little or no increase in pay. The coalition’s been pretty quiet since then, but now they’ve launched a website,… Continue reading Writers’ coalition launches new website
House of Cards
The online game many news organizations are playing these days is a lot like poker. Everyone’s waiting to see what cards the other players have. But as Howard Elliott, managing editor of web/editorial page at The Hamilton Spectator, points out, to even get to the table you’ve got to have the goods—in other words, great journalistic… Continue reading House of Cards
Look elsewhere
What are you doing when you graduate? Taking some time to see the world? Perhaps a few months teaching English in China or Guatemala? NGO work? Communications? How many of you will be hitting the pavement, dropping off CVs and practicing your interview skills? Or at least calling the guys you interned for last summer?… Continue reading Look elsewhere
