The top news stories of 2011. Best of the season!
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rabble.ca's top stories for 2011 in news and features
Over the holidays we will continue to have new videos, podcasts, blogs and discussions on our live forum babble, but our articles and book reviews will return in the New Year. We hope you enjoy this review of 2011's most memorable news, opinion and feature stories out of the almost 400 original pieces published in the news & features section of rabble alone this year. It was a profoundly eventful year.
And we'd like to hear from you over the break -- what were your favourite stories, videos, podcasts or babble threads on rabble.ca in 2011? Add your thoughts in the comments below.
All the best of the season, and a peaceful and productive 2012 to all our readers.
January
At rabble.ca, we were already planning ahead for the election.
Hot Docs presents World Press Photo 09
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 (All day) - Saturday, October 24, 2009 (All day)
Location
Allen Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place
181 Bay Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 38' 49.8408" N, 79° 22' 46.632" W
See map: Google Maps
This fall Hot Docs is pleased to present the prestigious World Press Photo 09 exhibition from October 6 - 24 at the Allen Lambert Galleria in Brookfield Place, Toronto.
The exhibition features the prize winners of the World Press Photo Foundation's annual worldwide photojournalism contest. Each February an independent jury of 13 experts, selected from photojournalists, agencies and magazines from around the world, gather in Amsterdam to select the winning images in 10 categories and to name the World Press Photo of the Year. This year a record number of participants - 5508 photographers representing 124 nationalities - submitted a total of 96,268 images for consideration.
Twittering in Tehran and how small is the new big
It used to be that if you wanted to start a newspaper, say, oh, the National Post, you'd need a pre-jailterm Conrad Black and his investors to pony up millions of dollars for presses, trucks, paper and salaries. With that investment would come the expectation of commensurate profits. That's the deal with the devil high capital ventures make. The only way they can start is to get an early and large cash injection which in turn becomes an albatross when things go pear-shaped.
Breaking news - in half
The image is soft, colour-shifted and shot through a dirty ferry window. In the background, the pink-tinged New York skyline; in the foreground, dozens of passengers huddle on the slick wing of a U.S. Airways airplane as it sinks into the cold Hudson River. The photograph, one of the first broadcast from the remarkable crash site, was taken by Florida businessman Janis Krums, who just happened to have his iPhone handy.
Another image, equally soft, equally muted. From Toronto this time - the Israeli consulate. Seven women chant in a circle, refusing to end their occupation until Israeli leaves Gaza. The image was shot by Canadian activist Judy Rebick, who just happened to have her Blackberry and a connection to her email and Facebook account.