I know what I like: Why it’s important to apply critical thinking to popular media
“Don’t you think you’re being a little hypersensitive?” These words often come at me when I’m happily babbling away about why I don’t like some…
media
The cycle of women, media, and consumerism: Have we really come as far as we think?
During my holiday break I had the misfortune of stumbling across an episode of a show called The Real Housewives of Miami. It was out…
Keeping the name, tossing the content
On Oct. 11, 2012 the Winnipeg Free Press (WFP) announced huge changes to Winnipeg’s beloved alternative music publication, Uptown Magazine. It was publicized in the…
A man’s world
The Carillon’s Autumn McDowell weighs in on the inherent sexism in the sports journalism industry
Swaggerville right into the fan’s hearts
Not everyone buys into the social networking trend, and as far as social networking websites go, Twitter is probably the most polarizing. From the initially…
Just the facts Ma’am
I was recently in the enviable position of sitting on a patio late at night, sipping beer while a bug zapper pleasantly crackled in the…
Turning up the volume
The University of Manitoba’s campus radio station, UMFM, is back in action after successful renovations. Room 308 of University Centre was buzzing this month as…
Concentration of print media in Canada
W hat do you get when a country of over 30 million people get their news from a handful of corporate news providers? The short…
Can citizen journalists and mainstream media co-exist?
I n the world of journalism, there is ongoing debate about who does a better job of reporting the news: citizen journalists or mainstream news…
Doing more with less / lean times ahead for student media
Student media in Canada is in trouble; with fewer advertising dollars to go around, and a shifting media climate, its future is no longer clear….