The Markup – Episode 1: Chop Suey

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 1: Chop Suey Last year, the Globe and Mail’s Ann Hui travelled across Canada reporting on “Chop Suey Nation“. The two-part… Continue reading The Markup – Episode 1: Chop Suey

The Seventh Art takes Canadian Film Criticism to New Heights

The RRJ recommends you check out the Seventh Art, a digital magazine with a unique take on Canadian film. Toronto has a lopsided film culture. TIFF, one of over 75 film festivals in the city, is also one of the world’s largest film festivals. Toronto has a gamut of film clubs, from the experimental Early Monthly Segments… Continue reading The Seventh Art takes Canadian Film Criticism to New Heights

Q&A with Daniel Dale

  As the world prepares to welcome a new President, the RRJ’s Dylan Freeman-Grist caught up with the Toronto Star‘s Washington correspondent, Daniel Dale.   DFG:  You’ve become known as one of the most prominent fact-checkers of Trump. Can you talk about your decision to begin focusing on him? DD: Yeah it was mid-September during the campaign and Trump had… Continue reading Q&A with Daniel Dale

Two Women make Headlines with Trudeau and a Selfie

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 Two Women make Headlines with Trudeau and a Selfie

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