• Thierry Gervias, head of research at Ryerson Image Centre, and photojournalist and journalism instructor Peter Bregg. Photo courtesy Steph Wechsler.

    What makes a good photo? Trends in photojournalism

    By Steph Wechsler Digital photography and the capacity to edit pictures quickly and affordably have reopened debate over what editorializing means in images and the nature of photojournalistic neutrality, says award-winning photographer Peter Bregg. New technologies have expanded the options for manipulating photographs, Bregg said during a panel discussion organized by the Ryerson Journalism Research…

  • Jeff Heinrich, a former journalist at The Gazette, is in the final stages of launching Projection 21, a new communications agency specializing in Quebec cinema. Photo courtesy Jacques Nadeau/Le Devoir

    Jeff Heinrich in cross-fade

    By Stéphane Baillargeon Jeff Heinrich starts off by talking about Ross Teague, one of his former bosses at The Gazette. In the fall of 2014, the senior manager had finished helping launch an important new digital platform at the Montreal daily newspaper. His workday over, Teague sent one last tweet (“My weekend project? Reimagine sleep!”) and…

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    Using news as humanitarian aid for refugees

      By Nicole Williams, IRB Reporter  Migrants fleeing Syria face an incredibly dangerous and chaotic journey. Most make the journey with very little reliable information about where to go, what to do and how to do it. A non-profit website, News That Moves, is working to provide that critical information to refugees. The campaign was developed…

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    Coalition condemns court ruling threatening press freedoms

    By Canadian Journalists for Free Expression The undersigned organizations have issued a joint letter to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale expressing alarm over the Ontario Superior Court ruling that Vice News reporter Ben Makuch must hand over all communications between him and an ISIS fighter to the RCMP. The coalition urges the RCMP and Public Safety Canada to…

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    Jian Ghomeshi: Unravelled

    A week after the verdict in Jian Ghomeshi’s first criminal trial, three people with intimate knowledge of the story reflect on the case that has shaken the nation.