Month: April 2015

  • From Print to Posts

    From Print to Posts

    Ron Nurwisah has seen it all. The social media editor at Huffington Post has been hit with everything from media scrums to G20 riots in his quest to cover Toronto, Canada and the world’s breaking news. But not all from the safety of his desk. Nurwisah comes into work all smiles with stories and opinions…

  • Mirtle, the future of hockey analytics

    As a hockey writer James Mirtle doesn’t care about being a numbers guy, being the first one to tweet something, or having the popular opinion. For Mirtle, hockey writing is about being right. And his ability to be right over the course of his career is what made Mirtle the important voice in the hockey…

  • Price/body check: a hockey journalist’s rise to the big game

    It’s playoff time in the NHL, and with coverage ramping up in anticipation of some great matchups, The Hockey News’ breaking news will be in the hands of a stock boy. Well, a former stock boy. Jared Clinton, 25, is now a reporter for The Hockey News’ website, but he’s only a few years removed…

  • Three blogs a week, keeps City Hall at peak

    Three blogs a week, keeps City Hall at peak

    It’s a Thursday night and Phil McLeod sits down at his computer to write a post in his blog. “I have nothing written so far, except the headline. And it’s a good headline,” he exclaims. This post, McLeod is working on will be featured in the McLeod Report, where 1100 blog posts have been written to…