These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: Ezra Levant presided over a Rebel-hosted “rally for free speech” at Canada Christian College in Toronto last week. The rally was organized as a “stand against Sharia law”—the Rebel’s interpretation of M-103, a non-binding motion calling for a “whole-of-government approach” to combat… Continue reading February 20th: “A Free Speech Rally,” a Facebook Manifesto, and more
The Markup: Migrant Dreams
The best long-form journalism involves a lot of red ink. An editor’s corrections, cuts, and revisions often go unseen by the public. Here at The Markup, our job is to dissect their choices. Episode 3: Migrant Dreams Min Sook Lee is an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her latest effort is called “Migrant Dreams”. It follows the… Continue reading The Markup: Migrant Dreams
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Trudeau and Trump Talk Shop in Washington
Hed: (n) Newsroom jargon for headlines Headlines are tricky. They have to grab flighty readers’ attention, tell a story, and hopefully even squeeze in a witticism. The smallest choices affect readers’ first impressions and, sometimes, their only take on the story. Once a week, we analyze the different ways news outlets present the same story.… Continue reading Trudeau and Trump Talk Shop in Washington
February 13th: A “Full Frontal Attack” on Whistleblowers, the Return of John Oliver, and more
These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: Recently released draft recommendations to the U.K. government call for increasing the maximum prison sentence for government whistleblowers from two to 14 years. Also proposed: Expanding the definition of espionage to include the obtaining of information as well as passing it on to, say,… Continue reading February 13th: A “Full Frontal Attack” on Whistleblowers, the Return of John Oliver, and more
It’s Time to Talk About Privilege
The RRJ recommends you check out “Let Them Eat Cake,” in Maisonneuve Magazine.
