Archive
8 Feb

Chris Jones: Not all Smurfs and sunshine

The brooding moral universe of writer Chris Jones. This week, we feature Matthew Scianitti’s story from the winter issue of The Ryerson Review of Journalism. Chris Jones dials a number […]

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5 Oct

Ian Brown on why you should write

There’s never been a better time to be a storyteller. Writer Ian Brown on escaping the 24-hour news cycle and the hidden opportunity for long-process, long-form journalism.In the final days […]

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23 Sep

The Globe and Mail’s $1.7-billion gamble

In the October issue of Toronto Life, Jason McBride’s feature “Yesterday’s News” opens with a Kagan McLeod illustration of a frantic Globe and Mail newsroom: papers flying, reporters sweating and […]

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25 Aug

Online tools for long-form journalism

Poynter Online’s Mallary Jean Tenore looks at how technology is giving long-form journalism another chance at survival. “Five guys,” Tenore writes, “…have found ways to use Web tools to renew […]

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23 Aug

The ethics of feature writing

In his book, The Bigger Picture, Ivor Shapiro includes a chapter about the ethics of feature writing. In Chapter 10 of The Bigger Picture, Ivor Shapiro writes of “the seductive […]

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9 Jun

Tyee fellowship final countdown

With just 3 days left to donate, The Tyee‘s Investigative and Reporting fellowships are just $1,000 shy of the fiesty publication’s $10,000 goal. The money raised will fund two stories […]

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19 May

CAJ workshop: Storytelling for Broadcast

Storytelling is at the heart of all good journalism. “Storytelling for Broadcast” is a workshop led by Ryerson University broadcast journalism professor Marsha Barber at the upcoming CAJ conference. Participants […]

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25 May

Research and reporting features

Feature writers tend to spend much more time researching and reporting their story than writing it. That’s because to write with authority, intelligence and a fresh perspective, you need a […]

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25 May

Favourite features

Here are some feature stories that we love, Canadian and otherwise. To view more exemplary works: Search the best in Canadian journalism by genre, subject or award (as well as […]

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25 May

Style and structure

Reflections on writing Blocked: Why do writers stop writing? In this New Yorker article, author Joan Acocella muses on the history, theory and nature of writer’s block. Objectivity: Not dead […]

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