I’m pleased to have an article published in the Fall 2012 issue of Literary Journalism Studies. The article is called “Building Bridges between Literary Journalism and Alternative Ethnographic Forms: Challenges and Opportunities,” and you can download it here.
Joshua Knelman wins the 2012 Edna Staebler Award
It’s my pleasure to announce that Joshua Knelman has won the 2012 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction for his fantastic book Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives Through the World of Stolen Art (Douglas & McIntyre). As one of the judges for this year’s awards, this is how I…
Millennials and the news
After spending a few minutes trying to figure out how to explain my reaction to Paula Poindexter’s research about the news consumption habits of the millennial generation in 140 characters or less (beyond my original reaction: “Yikes”), I decided to give up and blog about it instead. First, some background….
Five things I wish I knew before starting j-school
Fourth-year Ryerson University journalism student Angelina Irinici has a great post up at J-Source about five things she wishes someone had told her before starting j-school. It’s a great post with excellent advice for any new journalism student. Here’s an excerpt: Journalists should always have a good idea of what’s…
Edna Staebler Award nominations announced
After a busy summer of reading, the shortlist for this year’s Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonfiction was announced last week. The nominees are: – Joshua Knelman’s Hot Art: Chasing Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art (Douglas and McIntyre, 2011), – Robyn Michele Levy’s Most of…