I contemplated killing myself five years ago. Now, to help others, I call on all journalists to break the silence on our final taboo

Andy Barrie was the voice of CBC Radio Toronto for 15 years. He helped take it to the top. Can his successor, the subdued Matt Galloway, keep it there as a thoughtful refuge on a dial dominated by sports jocks and morning zoos?

During the chaos of the G20 summit, news came from many sources —some credible, some incredible. Has journalism degenerated into amateur hour?

Journalists began talking about a revolution as soon as OpenFile came to town offering a new approach to local coverage. But meeting such towering expectations hasn’t been easy.

How Toronto's pioneering local station went from everywhere to nowhere near as good as it used to be

But just how far will it fall?

Shelley Youngblut created a vibrant, compelling magazine for the Calgary Herald that can serve as a model for other cities. Find out the secrets behind her editorial and financial success

Canada’s leading Polish-language newspaper is immigrating to the web in English. Its mission: attract the second and third generations and establish a new model for ethnic media

The Brooding Moral Universe of Writer Chris Jones

Now that literary journalism is all but gone from magazines, many writers are choosing to walk a perilous tightrope to books. Good luck with that

Social media are reshaping political coverage in Ottawa. For better and for worse

The uncompromising legacy of George Bain, Canada's first national affairs columnist

In London, Ontario, A News at 6 p.m. is more popular than Global, CBC or CTV's national newscast. But the station is losing millions of dollars each year and has to deal with corporate decisions that seem indifferent to local needs. Alyssa Friesen speaks with A reporter Nick Paparella on why local news matters to London and what would be lost if the station went off the air.

Journalists have maintained a long-standing silence on suicide. Psychiatrists, police and editors cite the contagion effect—the theory is that extensive coverage of one suicide triggers other suicides, spreading like a virus.

Chris Jones rarely uses metaphors or allegories or any frivolous literary devices. He's fixated on details because all that matters are the words and getting them right. Matthew Scianitti goes behind the stories and speaks with Esquire’s writer-at-large in this exclusive interview. Jones talks about his dislike of Tiger Woods, his admiration of Ricky Williams and The Truth, his desire to win awards, his unforgettable profile of Roger Ebert and his hope that his stories have an emotional payoff.

Last June, when world leaders met in Toronto for their fourth G20 summit, so did protestors. With both citizen journalists and mainstream outlets covering the chaos on the streets, police—who arrested hundreds of people—had difficulty separating the professionals from the amateurs. Once the weekend was over, and the fences came down, the debate over who exactly should be called a journalist began.

The way people consume news has evolved over the past decade. The Ryerson Review of Journalism investigates the local news landscape in a special five-part investigation.

Literary journalism occupies a precarious place within Canada today. While this country was once home to many publications printing pieces exceeding 5,000 words, those days are over. As the genre’s journalists struggle to adapt to these new realities, many are turning to non-fiction books as a refuge.

George Bain pioneered the modern political column in Canada for The Globe and Mail in the late 1950s. His contribution to Canadian journalism led to him being named to the Order of Canada in 2001. Bain was also difficult to deal with, holding his peers and editors to the same exacting standards he maintained throughout his life. In his final book, Gotcha! How the Media Distort the News, Bain turns a characteristically uncompromising eye to his own kind: journalists.

OpenFile is a new local news site that puts readers on the assignment desk. Neither citizen journalism nor top-down news model, OpenFile—which launched in Toronto in May—asks readers to suggest the stories they think need exposure. Topics, often accompanied by multimedia elements, have been as big as the municipal election and as small as a neighbourhood corner store closing. And while the site is not yet a household name, it has recently expanded to Vancouver and Ottawa.

In Canada’s Polish-language press, Gazeta Gazeta is king. For 22 years, it has been a forerunner among Polish papers, providing news about Canada that helps immigrants adapt to their new homes and striving to leave the prejudices of the old world behind. Now, with its newest baby, Polonium, it is embarking on uncharted terrain in Canada’s ethnic media landscape. The portal is setting its sights on attracting second and third generations by providing news about Poland in English.

When Citytv first took to the airwaves in 1972, it was clear it was television with a difference. But now, the Toronto station has lost its unique flair and seems tired and mundane. Everyone has his or her favourite villain for Citytv's decline, but it could use a new hero who’ll do something as visionary as its co-creator Moses Znaimer did almost 40 years ago.

As more and more Canadians consume their news on a growing variety of platforms and devices, handheld reporting is changing how Parliamentary news is produced, consumed and digested. As Twitter takes the Hill, here is Ashley Csanady’s list of the top ten political reporters you should be following.

Swerve magazine isn’t your typical newspaper supplement. A staple in Friday’s Calgary Herald, the award-winning insert, with its quirky style and long-form journalism, is more than just an events guide. Swerve’s editor, Shelley Youngblut, wants to start a conversation about Calgary. The magazine’s editorial and financial success mean it could serve as a model for other cities.

After waking up Torontonians for 15 years, Andy Barrie stepped down as host of CBC Radio One’s Metro Morning. He left the program at high ratings and passed the mic to Matt Galloway. Will the new show hold up to expectations? Kristina Gutauskas takes to the streets to find out what listeners think about the show—then and now.