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The Cost of Freelancing

In a gig economy, some journalists decide to be their own boss—no matter what it takes

Skyler Ash
March 3, 2019

In pictures: Great journalism fails of 2015

Derek Finkle of the Canadian Writers Group on kill fees and ethics at The Walrus

Fatima Syed
December 1, 2015

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Offleash podcast: Kill fees and story theft

Offleash is the Ryerson Review of Journalism‘s first-ever regular podcast, published on RRJ.ca… Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | RSS

Viviane Fairbank
November 18, 2015

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Can Seven-Minute Speeches Save a Magazine?

A heavy silence takes over the room as Sylvia Maracle, executive director of…

Fatima Syed
November 17, 2015

A pile of Toronto life magazines with an iPad showing the cover of the Walrus.

How to Sell a Magazine in Three Seconds or Less

For seven years, Toronto Life editor Sarah Fulford has seen the glossy…

Eternity Martis
November 3, 2015

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Chuck Klosterman’s Analysis of a Finished TV Show for a Defunct Website

The RRJ recommends you read Chuck Klosterman’s meditation on “Mad Men” protagonist Don Draper, “A New Don,” written for the now... Read more →

The Award-Winning Canadian Documentary, Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr

The RRJ recommends that you watch Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr released in 2015, and directed by Patrick Reed and Michelle Shephard.... Read more →

Two Long Takes From Jimmy Breslin

The RRJ recommends you read “A Death In Emergency Room One” and “A Part of Cop’s Past Lies Dead” by the... Read more →

Kathryn Schulz’s “When Things Go Missing”

The RRJ recommends you read “When Things Go Missing” by Kathryn Schulz, from the Feb. 13, 2017 issue of The New Yorker.... Read more →

Alison Motluk’s “Uncommon Ancestry”

The best health stories are about empathy, about seeing clearly that all that separates you, the reader, from the story’s... Read more →