Jane Gerster

offline, hopefully

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

The mystique that has helped cement the RCMP as a national symbol is also what renders it particularly, stubbornly difficult to reform—@Jane_Gerster
https://t.co/K2vUy7OQz5

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

"...the cult of journalistic celebrity is troubling for many reasons, not least that it can reserve outsize attention and authority to reporters who don’t always have a compelling claim to it." https://t.co/sUKGJU3SWY via @CJR

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

"As long as the person is alive, the book is not finished. The voice can still resound; they can still have new ideas. My books are always rewritten by life." https://t.co/Z0YvCUfg7j

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

Dr. Kirshenbaum said he worried about any effort to reduce the course’s demands, noting most students want to be doctors.

“Unless you appreciate these transformations at the molecular level. I don’t think you can be a good physician, and I don’t want you treating patients.”

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

"After several years of Covid learning loss, the students not only didn’t study, they didn’t seem to know how to study, Dr. Jones said." https://t.co/DQTznOyH7N via @nytimes

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

“I have noticed that many of the students who consistently complained about the class did not use the resources we afforded to them,” wrote Mr. Benslimane, now a Ph.D. student at Harvard.

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

Matthew, you're missed 💔
https://t.co/RvqLA1YI5f

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

@LBikos @socprobsjournal @kingssociology @KingsAtWestern Will do!!!

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

@LBikos @socprobsjournal @kingssociology @KingsAtWestern Looking forward to reading (+ probably quoting)!

[Devin Heroux @Devin_Heroux]

JUST IN

Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service and RCMP have just released the names of the people killed on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon on Sunday morning.

They will not be identifying the victims.

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

@Tim_Bousquet shortly after saying he doesn't really follow the media except the one week of coverage preceding his own testimony...

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

@Tim_Bousquet this interview is quite something

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

Does truth matter?

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

If you didn’t believe it, but you repeated it anyway — or palled around with those who did — what horror wouldn’t you espouse? Would any lies be too terrible to tell? https://t.co/Nu1Adw74ku

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

"Journalists simply can’t allow themselves to be megaphones or stenographers. They have to be dedicated truth-tellers, using clear language, plenty of context and thoughtful framing to get that truth across." https://t.co/j1xtvs1lac

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

“The city can lull you into a dream, but it is also a nightmare because the war is right there." https://t.co/9xDwTJnnV5 #longreads

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

"Textbook local journalism. Reporters methodically tracked down the facts while tuning out the national noise." https://t.co/KEIGVaRiME

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

"Nothing matters more than the act of showing up, and the relationship that develops outside of language."

[Jane Gerster @Jane_Gerster]

Great episode of @longformpodcast, worth the listen: https://t.co/XLTy2pbGBT