When everyone with a smartphone can be a journalist . . .
B eing a young journalist, you’re not often surrounded by much optimism about the industry you so desperately want to be successful in. So when…
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Journalism is not dead
The face of journalism is changing. Every day, the field is evolving in its nature as it adapts to societal changes. The notion of a…
Where is the best place to be a journalist?
At its best, journalism is a distillation of facts displayed before the public that allows people to make up their own minds about issues. Ideally,…
Trouble with a capital “P” / to print or not to print
The amount of information cutely referred too often to be at our fingertips is overwhelming. Readers need access to information but also some measure of…
Lies: safe for public consumption
If the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has its way, the trademark modesty and civility for which Canadians are so well known could be in…
Science Opinions
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the “discovery” of supposedly arsenic-based bacteria that NASA published in early December. Even respectable media outlets have touted…
Let’s talk about sex
Many Canadians of a variety of ages can associate late night sex-related programming with none other than the world-renowned sex educator Sue Johanson, host of…
The media war online
Towards the end of the film Pirates of Silicon Valley — the mostly excellent, if quirky, nineties equivalent of The Social Network about Microsoft and…
Fatties fuck too
On Oct. 25, 2010 an article appeared on the website of Marie Claire entitled “Should ‘Fatties’ Get a Room? (Even on TV?).” The author, Maura…
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Professional athletes often joke about how fast insider information travels within the sports media world. Fans can learn of a trade hours before the player…