LETTERS FROM THE EDITOR
TCR 2.0 is Imminent
We apologize for the long radio silence. In the coming weeks, The Canine Review will unveil our new website as part of a high-profile relaunch.
A Journalism Pro Joins The Force: Welcome, Carly Nairn
San Francisco-based reporter Carly Nairn, a UC Berkeley J-School graduate, is the kind of ethical, mission-driven, journalist we’ve been looking […]
“Terrorizing the pet industry”
Last month marked three years since we began our drive to bring greater accountability and transparency to the pet industry […]
Questions readers have been asking lately UPDATED April 2023
Is it true that TCR bans the use of the term “investigative journalism” ?
Yes. It’s redundant. A journalist’s job is to investigate.
The term is a product of a new phenomenon born out of digital communication or journalism by email, Tweet, etc. which is intended to distinguish actual reporting from what most ‘reporting’ is now, in the post-Internet age. Woodward and Bernstein were not “investigative journalists.” Bob Woodward was a cub reporter on the metro desk assigned to cover a local burglary, Watergate. Woodward would be the first to say – and does say – that journalism is about showing up and outworking every person around you. All journalism demands showing up and being a surrogate for your readers.
From the Editor: Open letter to veterinarians on state of industry, transparency red flags
This letter went out in an email earlier today to about 200 people. I have made a few tweaks and […]
From the Editor: TCR’s Funding Sources
From the Editor: TCR’s Funding Sources Some of you have asked if our most recent story is sponsored. Short answer, […]
Pet Insurance Postscript From the Editor
Pet Insurance Report Post-Mortem From the Editor Dear Readers, As uncomfortable as some members of the pet insurance industry’s trade […]
