Archive for category: Journalism

‘How to Find an Agent for Your Nonfiction Book’ (sic)    (2010.03.12)

Some guy sold a book by querying an agent, and that guy’s friend treated it as news. And that sums up the future of publishing right there

Misdefinition of ‘visible minority’    (2010.03.11)

Did you know that projections show whites will be the minority in Toronto in 2036? Well, only if you’re a racist, or the Toronto Star

Wanted: Typewriter repairman    (2009.12.30)

RyeHigh J-school needs a new chair. Don’t worry: It’ll be somebody you’ve heard of

‘Libel’    (2009.12.09)

A few excerpts from the book Libel by Peter Downard

Is RyeHigh J-school an exclusive club?    (2009.11.22)

Doesn’t Ryerson Journalism hire from its own Family Compact of people it already knows and likes?

Correcting Scott Rosenberg    (2009.10.29)

Say Everything by Scott Rosenberg gets me quite wrong

Editorial interference at the Tea Makers    (2009.10.28)

The only Tea Makers contributor who rewrites other contributors’ posts has cemented that authority in his own cloister. (Now updated)

‘Kool Thing: The Rock Critical List’    (2009.10.27)

I have copy-edited an available version of The Rock Critical List and published it for posterity