Mohamed Fahmy has been toeing the line between being a journalist and being a story for over a year now. As the former Al Jazeera bureau chief in Cairo, Fahmy, 41, was arrested in Egypt in 2013 with two colleagues and convicted of terror-related charges. The case, the court trials, the journalist and his family have… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: RRJ speaks to Mohamed Fahmy
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Sketches of Obe
Don Obe 1936-2014 No better magazine editor ever put pencil to paper than Don Obe. And that’s when he would have stopped me. “Awkward sentence, Paul,” he would have said. “And what kind of pencil? Short? Stubby? 2B? HB? Eraser? Details, Paul, details.” I met Don at this time of year in 1961… Continue reading Sketches of Obe
The Most Tales: Jonathan Goldsbie
Jonathan Goldsbie tells us about his MOST terrifying moment in his career.
Back for another round
It’s time we became your homepage again. The 2014-15 Review masthead is set and we’re picking up where last year’s group left off, just on a much better looking, user-friendly website (seriously, try it on your phone or tablet!). We hope you enjoyed the summer without us breathing down your neck, because starting now we’ll… Continue reading Back for another round
Spring 2014: Wrong Numbers
By Ronan O’Beirne Ronan O’Beirne investigates the role and purpose of poll analysis in Canadian journalism. His story will be available in the Spring 2014 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism.