Spring 2014 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism
Spring 2014 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism I said I wouldn’t do it again. In fact, in December, 2011, I wrote “A Fond Farewell,” a post saying goodbye to the Ryerson Review of Journalism after being the instructor on the award-winning magazine five times. But last September, I took the job again. And I’m glad […]
The words we use
The words we use Sometimes I don’t know what’s wrong with me: I spend my life trying to convince women to like me and then I go and write this. Of course, not all prostitutes are women and the rights and safety of prostitutes shouldn’t be solely a women’s issue and language is something everyone […]
Ryerson Review of Journalism wins awards
Ryerson Review of Journalism wins awards Last December, I said goodbye to the Ryerson Review of Journalism after being the instructor on five issues in four years. Since then, I’ve been delighted to see my talented and hard working students get some of the recognition they deserve with various awards. At the National Magazine Awards […]
The Views from Dawson City’s Midnight Dome
The Views from Dawson City’s Midnight Dome Down the Yukon: The northwestern view from Dawson City’s Midnight Dome I wrote this piece about the views from Dawson City’s Midnight Dome for a Toronto Star Canada Day special package called “My Favourite Place.” The paper also published one of the many photos I shot from the Dome during […]
Cover photo
Cover photo I’ve had cover stories before, but never a cover photo. Until now. I profiled Austrian filmmaker Andreas Horvath for What’s Up Yukon and also shot him atop the Midnight Dome with the Yukon River in the background.
Face the Music: My most humiliating story
Face the Music: My most humiliating story I have an embarrassing secret: I am tone deaf. I don’t just mean that I am a terrible singer who can’t carry a tune, I mean clinically tone deaf. Or amusic, as the scientists say. I’ve been tested. Many times. But I also love music. How is it […]
A fond farewell
A fond farewell Over the last four years, I’ve spent a lot of time in the magazine lab at Ryerson University’s School of Journalism. That’s because I’ve been the instructor on five issues of the Ryerson Review of Journalism (Summer 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012). The job is an unbelievable […]
Ryerson Review of Journalism wins six AEJMC awards
Ryerson Review of Journalism wins six AEJMC awards The Winter 2011 issue My fabulous students, who produced the Winter 2011 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, just won several awards in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Student Magazine Contest: Winter 2011 issue (editor: Liam Casey) — First Place, Single Issue of an Ongoing […]
