Appreciating Marshall McLuhan
In its hundred-year history, the Manitoban has been the first step on the way to a professional career for numerous writers. But there is one…
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Charisma ≠ innocence
When the CBC announced that they had ended their relationship with radio host Jian Ghomeshi, the Internet exploded, with fans of Ghomeshi tweeting their collective…
Jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist abandoned by Harper government
Tariq Sohail On June 23, 2014 an Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Fahmy and his two colleagues to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges. Fahmy,…
Holding Power to Account
Exactly 40 years ago this month, two journalists at the Washington Post published a book about the Watergate break-in called All the President’s Men. The…
Clarifying the ‘trope of objectivity’
Last month, I was lucky enough to conduct one of my favourite interviews ever, following one of the best public lectures I have ever seen….
Katz got your tongue?
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is suing the parent company of the Uniter, the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg, over an article that…
Kevin O’Really?
Michael Lee “…Really?” I’m sure many of you shared with Amanda Lang that same exasperated reaction upon hearing Kevin O’Leary’s perplexing comments on the Lang…
More than Just TV
At some level, we’re all looking for a place to belong. For the last five years the Just TV program at the Broadway Neighbourhood Centre…
‘People are talking’
Tom Ingram, staff A recent article ran on the New York Times website with the headline “Possible Meteor Over California Has Social Media Abuzz.” CTV’s…
Controversy looms over Morris newspaper
A University of Manitoba native studies lecturer, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, recently attempted to discuss Indigenous issues with Morris Mirror editor-in-chief Reed Turcotte. On Jan. 22,…