Curiosity killed the cat...
How I met David Chernushenko
Reading Time: 2 minutes A couple of years ago as a fresh-off-the-boat Ukrainian immigrant to Canada, I tried to stay within my community because it felt safe to belong to something familiar. Thus, I always looked for any sign that…
How-to: four ways to make your media outlet credible
Reading Time: 2 minutes When media opens a “fire hose” (CBC) of information at their audience, the likelihood of this information to be unfiltered is high. This makes it difficult for the audience to seek out trustworthy sources that provide…
News super mind could be the new source of reliable information
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last summer I subscribed to Canada’s highest circulating broadsheet newspaper (in 2015), the Toronto Star. It is the only newspaper to which I can dedicate reading time from cover to cover (except the sports section) so…
Covering rape: What to look out for in time of #MeToo and #Time’sUp
Reading Time: 2 minutes On January 1, 2018, “more than 300 women of Hollywood form an anti-harassment coalition called Times Up” (Chicago Tribune). “Times Up” becomes a movement for rape survivors to find strength and support, for them to voice…
Young generation will change Ukraine
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Plast Huculak Center in Toronto hosted a report by the oldest Plast member and a very passionate Ukrainian patriot, Mr. Bohdan Havrylyshyn. His report, titled âYoung Generation Will Change Ukraineâ lasted an hour, and Mr.…
Ethnic newspapers continue serving closely-knit communities in new information age
Reading Time: 4 minutes The New Information Age Many years ago, print journalism was a straightforward thing. Journalists could get their message across just by publishing an article in one reputable paper. But, since 1990, newspaper subscriptions have dropped 50%…
Becoming a journalist is a trap!
Reading Time: 3 minutes My journalism professor said that one of the biggest fears of a journalist is to be labeled as âbiasedâ. Why? Because the role of a journalist is to cover a story from an objective point of…
The “Companion” app will not protect you
Reading Time: 5 minutes Itâs night time. Youâre walking home alone. Nothing can protect you. Scared? Donât be. Five students from the University of Michigan found a solution. Why not create an app that allows you to ask your friends…
Do not lower journalism standards by cutting university courses
Reading Time: 3 minutes At the end of August 2017 students in Journalism program at University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) received a survey from Kenzie Burchell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Media, Journalism and Digital Cultures. The survey asked for opinion…
Cancer vs. abortion: How a Canadian model fought for health
Reading Time: 5 minutes Toronto fashion model Elizaveta Bulokhova faced a dreading decision in 2014: to live with cancer or to have an abortion. While vacating in Amsterdam with her boyfriend, Roman Troubetskoi, Bulokhova felt pain and swelling in her…
