The RRJ recommends you check out “The Unseen” by Raffi Khatchadourian, from the June 20, 2016 issue of The New Yorker Most people I know don’t care about science. At least, they care pretty peripherally, in the “actually you hate cilantro because of your genes” way. They might buy into a cleanse. Maybe they’ll enjoy… Continue reading The Inspiring and Fantastically Nerdy “The Unseen”
The Media and Mental Health
A new study has spurred news agencies to reflect on their coverage of mental health in relation to mass shootings.
Trump Signs Executive Order Reviving Once-Dead Keystone XL
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 Trump Signs Executive Order Reviving Once-Dead Keystone XL
The Disruptor
After 14 years, The Tyee continues to distinguish itself from mainstream media
January 23rd: Alternative facts, disrupted news, and more
These are the stories we’re watching this week. Here is your Weekly Wire: White House press secretary Sean Spicer held the newly-minted Trump administration’s first, and impromptu, official press briefing Saturday. Depending on who you ask, though, it was closer to a press lecture. Spicer spent his time at the lectern denouncing claims that the… Continue reading January 23rd: Alternative facts, disrupted news, and more
