Spring 2001: Table of Contents

A Passage from India
The Globe 's first development reporter has gone from living with poor villagers in Biharipur to sleeping among Toronto's homeless. But has John Stackhouse traded in-depth reporting for gimmicky, slice-of-life journalism?
by Fiona M. Wagner

A Son's Dilemma
When Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged by the Nigerian government, his oldest child was left to wonder, "Was I an activist or was I a journalist?"
by Ken Wiwa

Conflict of Self-interest
During the fractious strike at the Calgary Herald, there were two legitimate opposing views. But you wouldn?t have known it by reading the National Post
by Emily Yearwood

CTRL+ALT+REPEAT
When it comes to reporting on technology, Canadian dailies are still spitting out the same digital drivel. Now it's time to upgrade
by Will Willis

Lock, Stock and One Smoking Barrel
He came out of the west, a tabloid-trained conservative sharpshooter. Last year he was handed the reins of the Montreal Gazette . But it's been a rough ride—in the unfriendly territory of Quebec, Peter Stockland is a wanted man
by Graeme Smith

Playing on the Same Page
Publicity, 1. Journalism, 0. Why sports writers shouldn't be another member of the home team
by Robert Gilbert

Radical Chic
Her book is No Logo. Her column's "Unlabelled." But in the pundit industry, Naomi Klein is rapidly rising to Brand Name status.
by Lara Hertel

Smokin' in the Boys' Room
In the '50s and '60s, Ruth Worth wanted no part of the sob sisterhood. Instead, her great passion for covering crime and politics led her from Canadian courtrooms to cocktails with Castro
by Lisa Weaver

The Fine Art of Being Loathsome
"To be a journalist, it's not enough to be merely hated. It is also important to be hated for the right reasons"
by Gerald Hannon

Three Men and A Dirty Little Baby
How a gang of sarcastic assholes from Montreal turned a streetwise free magazine into an international empire based on attitude, irony and fart jokes
by David Fielding

Uphill Struggle
The founders of the eyetalian wanted to show their community in all its complexity. But commercial realities meant that they could never push their struggling magazine into the black
by Steve Shaffer

When Equinox covered the earth
For 18 years, Canada's magazine of discovery had mammoth ambitions—and one fatal flaw
by Liam Eagle

Who's On Top?
In the battle of Canada's business magazines, all three have lost editors and reinvented themselves. Only one has emerged with readership and vision intact
by Andrew Hoad-Reddick