Journalism and analytics: A starter’s guide
The use of analytics is now entrenched in news practice. But do journalists really understand how to utilize them?
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Duncan McCue works with Ryerson J-School on curriculum for covering Indigenous issues
By Jasmine Bala for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre Reporters working in Canadian newsrooms should receive diversity training just like police officers and health workers do says Duncan McCue, the newly appointed Rogers Visiting Journalist at the Ryerson School of Journalism (RSJ). McCue said the training is necessary because journalists who don’t understand Indigenous cultures can cause… -
Liveblog: Reconciliation and the Media
Our summary of a one-day conference in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action.
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When your recorder fails
It will happen to every journalist—your recorder will stop working when you really need it.
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Where to get all your news, from the people who make the news
We asked some of the top reporters, editors and producers to share their tips for keeping on top of all the news.
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What the future held for five journalism school graduates
Julie McCann speaks to five of her former students four years after they graduated.
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What we all wish we knew before we started journalism school
What would journalists do if they could do journalism school over?
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Ryerson reporting project on Truth and Reconciliation makes waves
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor In a recent article in The Atlantic, Kieran Delamont tells the story of how Indigenous people have had a difficult history of representation in video games. It’s an important story that had its genesis in a classroom in Ryerson University’s journalism school. During the 2016 Winter semester, Ryerson professor Asmaa…
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A behind-the-scenes look at the NMA nominated work of Nicholas Hune-Brown
By Chris Lowrey Nicholas Hune-Brown is a Toronto-based journalist who has been nominated more than a dozen times at the NMAs, which honour excellence in Canadian magazines. This year, he’s nominated for five, leading all individuals nominees—one in the Words and Pictures category, one in the Health and Medicine category, one in the Profile section… -
Four editing tips from Hazlitt senior editor Haley Cullingham
Eleven of the magazine pieces she edited last year have been nominated for NMA awards.