For the students
The story’s not unique: you’ve been told by your teacher or professor that you’re a “good writer.” You want to hone your writing skills beyond…
media
Appreciating Marshall McLuhan
In its hundred-year history, the Manitoban has been the first step on the way to a professional career for numerous writers. But there is one…
Charisma ≠ innocence
When the CBC announced that they had ended their relationship with radio host Jian Ghomeshi, the Internet exploded, with fans of Ghomeshi tweeting their collective…
Katz got your tongue?
Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz is suing the parent company of the Uniter, the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg, over an article that…
Kevin O’Really?
Michael Lee “…Really?” I’m sure many of you shared with Amanda Lang that same exasperated reaction upon hearing Kevin O’Leary’s perplexing comments on the Lang…
More than Just TV
At some level, we’re all looking for a place to belong. For the last five years the Just TV program at the Broadway Neighbourhood Centre…
‘People are talking’
Tom Ingram, staff A recent article ran on the New York Times website with the headline “Possible Meteor Over California Has Social Media Abuzz.” CTV’s…
Controversy looms over Morris newspaper
A University of Manitoba native studies lecturer, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, recently attempted to discuss Indigenous issues with Morris Mirror editor-in-chief Reed Turcotte. On Jan. 22,…
I know what I like: Why it’s important to apply critical thinking to popular media
“Don’t you think you’re being a little hypersensitive?” These words often come at me when I’m happily babbling away about why I don’t like some…
The cycle of women, media, and consumerism: Have we really come as far as we think?
During my holiday break I had the misfortune of stumbling across an episode of a show called The Real Housewives of Miami. It was out…