The National Post printed a virile editorial this weekend, addressing the various media outlets and news reports speculating its death last week. Characterizing the reports as a collective “barrage,” “firestorm,” and “frenzy” of celebrations on their supposed death, the editorial attempts to set the record straight, or at least provide the necessary contexts to the… Continue reading Post-traumatic stress
King of the Hill
When a radio or television report suggested something was “unprecedented in Canada,” Douglas Fisher would probably guffaw and shake his head. He knew it probably wasn’t. And who could argue with him? Even if you drummed up the courage to confront his massive six-foot-five frame, you would be faced with a man who could recall… Continue reading King of the Hill
Extreme J-school
Aboard a vehicle called the Rhino Runner, four journalists pass through some of the most dangerous areas of Baghdad. It’s August 2, 2009, and they’re travelling to the American military’s Forward Operating Base Warhorse. They’re surrounded by highly trained soldiers. They don’t feel so unsafe. Recounting the moment early the next day, Tom Hewitt wrote… Continue reading Extreme J-school
Webster’s Digest
Late this spring, the editorial team at Reader’s DigestCanada (circulation 936,000, founded 1948) gathered in the magazine’s offices on Montreal’s René Lévesque Boulevard Ouest and listened to a two-hour spiel about how to bring the staid old brand up to date. The insight came courtesy of Derek Webster, founding editor of the award-winning but reader-starved Maisonneuve (circulation 5,000, founded… Continue reading Webster’s Digest
Defamatory Bubbles
Iain Bain discusses the laws surrounding libel and defamation with litigation partner and defamation attorney Ryder Gilliland concerning G20’s bubbles incident.
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