Op-Ed Winner: Where Do We Go From Here?
By Justin Dallaire
The sizeable crowd that had gathered in Toronto’s dingy Wallace pub was proof that the subject at hand, “the state of journalism and where we go from here,” weighed on many people’s minds—
Op-Ed Second Place: What journalism means to me
By Palak Mangat
What is journalism to me? That’s a tough question. Believe it or not, after almost four formal years of training in the field, I’ve never really been asked that.
Op-Ed Third Place: I don’t feel threatened and neither should you
By Kenny Sharpe
My dad always told me to “hit them hard against the nose. Then between the legs. And when they bend down in agony, knee them quick in the head.”
This Isn’t Normal So Change It
I attended the section of the teach-in titled “This isn’t normal”. This section of the event featured four working journalists conversing with their audience about how to keep focus and remember what is important in a time that is extremely challenging in a journalistic and personal sense. Andrea Houston, interim managing editor at the Torontoist,…
A good reminder
Words have power. It’s a familiar concept, particularly in journalism. But recently, it’s an idea that has slipped my mind. Words seem somewhat diminished these days, in the fervor of fake news and press conferences defined by clarification, corrections and redefinition. When Graham Hudson, professor of criminology at Ryerson University, took the stage at…
Reflection: Teach-In provides insight on prevalent topics in news today
The RSJ Teach-In, Why Journalism Matters, had numerous guest speakers come in to talk about major issues within society that are greatly covered in the media today. I went to two sessions that covered topics like islamophobia, identity, immigration and refugees. These were all topics that are prevalent today, especially during this era of Donald…
JRN 318 Teach-In response – Sanctuary Cities in Canada
After attending the Sanctuary Cities in Canada panel at the March 14 Teach-In, I realized that there were a lot of things about Toronto that I did not know. One thing was that, technically, it’s a sanctuary city, however my lack of knowledge on the subject might come from the fact that Toronto doesn’t actually…
Speak Up!: a response to the RSJ’s Teach-In
One of the subjects that I struggle with as a young journalist is figuring out the difference between objectivity and neutrality. For example I remember telling a friend how upset I was after the United States elected Donald Trump as their president. He told me that since I was a journalist I shouldn’t feel upset…
Being A Critical Reader-and Writer-in Exceptional Times
Being A Critical Reader-and Writer-in Exceptional Times I attended the 2.00pm event “Being a critical reader-and writer-in exceptional times” for this months teach-in. The speaker was a professor from the English Department at Ryerson; Colleen Derkatch. Professor Derkatch’s specialty is rhetoric so she spoke about rhetoric used by government officials. She first opened up…
Teach-In Reaction: What Canadians Need to Know about Immigration
In the early afternoon of March 14, 2017, Professor Graham Hudson of the criminology department at Ryerson University, as well as Melita Kuburas, now the associate managing editor of Metro Newspapers and a graduate of the Ryerson School of Journalism, class of 2006, addressed a room of Ryerson journalism students regarding the reality of the…