On his most recent visit to Afghanistan in June, Jas Johal met a 27-year-old soldier from Kingston, Ont. The soldier was married with a two-year-old son and expressed dedication to his mission. The two clicked …
Feature articles
Testing the limits and consequences of free speech on university campuses
The new editor-in-chief at the The University of Western Ontario’s Gazette, Canada’s oldest student newspaper, is starting the school year equipped with a clean slate of ethics and a fresh approach to campus journalism. The paper, …
Rick Mercer: Political satire or PR?
Satire should make you laugh and squirm. Today, the word conjures up images of Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert or the creators of South Park, artists who are renowned for deriving hilarity and controversy out of …
When Colour Matters: Depictions of South Asians in the mainstream media
The day the RCMP foiled a large-scale plot to bomb Toronto was a day of rude awakening for Canadians. It was a day when many realized that Canada is not a neutral ground, immune to …
Social media poses digital dilemmas for journalists
In the hours following the Virginia Tech shootings in April 2007, people caught up in the tragedy turned to social networking sites, blogs, e-mails and other digital technologies to express themselves. On one particular site, …
Quebec 2007 : The new rules of campaign coverage
At the end of an election campaign, there are always questions about media coverage. Did the news favour certain candidates or parties at the expense of others? Was there too much focus on public gaffes …
The Problem with B-Roll
My shoe suddenly comes loose in the hallway. I leave it – turning back would only slow me down. I swerve right to avoid an oncoming tape cart but trip over my now-exposed loose sock …
Climate Change and the Media
Although the North American mainstream media has recently jumped on the green bandwagon, its coverage of climate change has been lambasted for contributing to a culture of doubt and debate by covering an issue of …
Royal journalist jailed, editor resigns – UK bugging scandal puts the bite on UK tabloid tactics
Days after a man convicted of downloading Internet child pornography was spared a custodial sentence because Britain’s prisons are over-crowded, the assistant editor of the UK’s largest-selling Sunday tabloid was jailed for illegally intercepting celebrity …
Q&A with Mark Latham
This year at the University of British Columbia, student elections were advertised and covered by the voter-funded media (VFM) initiative, billed as ‘the first of its kind in the world.’ Participants in the contest promoted …