Elizabeth Parenteau and Nathan Lise will go on to Ottawa for the next round of competition Julianna Perkins, RSJ A team of two students from Toronto District Christian High School won the Canadian Improv Games’ Toronto finals Saturday night at the Al Green Theatre. Elizabeth Parenteau, 18, and Nathan Lise, 19, beat four other Greater…
Julianna Perkins, RSJ Poll also suggests that many students would be open to taking one mandatory class on Indigenous culture Less than 25 per cent of Ryerson University students consider themselves knowledgeable about Indigenous affairs and issues in Canada, suggests a poll conducted by first-year Ryerson journalism students. The poll, which surveyed 897 students, indicated…
The Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent says readers want to see hard evidence before they believe reporters Julianna Perkins, RSJ The public’s lack of trust for the media means facts are more important than ever, said Daniel Dale, the Toronto Star’s Washington correspondent, in a talk at Ryerson University Wednesday. Dale, who also covered Toronto’s city…
BuzzFeed Canada founding editor says rumours, unverified information, and fake articles are taking over social media Julianna Perkins, RSJ The less true an article is, the more popular it tends to get, said Craig Silverman, founding editor of BuzzFeed Canada in a lecture at Ryerson University Tuesday. Silverman, who now acts as the company’s media…