The Ryerson Review of Journalism at "their best in years"

Again, I'm behind, but a classmate passed on a kind Globe and Mail piece about the state of journalism with praise for the Ryerson Review of Journalism. John Fraser says:

But these articles from Ryerson, mostly written by students under professorial guidance, tackle difficult subjects head on. Of course there are infelicities and submerged prejudices here and there, but the broad thrust is impressive. The level of fact-checking seems very high and the stylistic flourishes often surprising in their effectiveness.

A few years ago, the world of intelligent and intelligible Canadian magazines looked set for oblivion. Perhaps it is merely coincidence, but today Saturday Night is reviving wonderfully, the Walrus continues to surprise, and terrific smaller publications such as Geist on the West Coast, Border Crossings out of Winnipeg and Maisonneuve from Montreal seem to be surviving against all odds. The new issues from Ryerson seem emblematic of this new optimism.

Read the full article at the Globe site or Workopolis.