Alexia Baggetta

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Alexia is in her final year of the Master of Journalism program. She interned with CBC Podcasts and graduated from the MIT program at Western University. Her work has been published in the Toronto Star, and currently works in a creative marketing role. When she’s not writing or working, she loves baking, crafting and spending time with her boxer.
Illustration of one woman cartoonist amongst a group of male cartoonists.

Drawing the Line

David. Michael. Theo. Patrick. Greg. These are the names of the cartoonists I usually see as I flip through the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Montreal’s The Gazette, and the Winnipeg Free Press.
Four shadowed out figures are positioned around a brown-colored stage, with black curtains framing two sides of the image. A large golden trophy with a question mark is at the centre, and four headlights at the top of the image.

Behind the Curtain

Have you ever nominated yourself for a journalism award and started second-guessing whether you made a typo? What exactly goes into picking a winner, anyway? Who decides? What does the competition look like? When will I receive my cash prize?
Black and white cows are stacked side-by-side in a wooden brown crated wagon on top of a truck.

When Silence Became Law

It’s a cold morning in Winnipeg, and Jessica Scott-Reid, a freelance journalist, stands outside a slaughterhouse with activist groups, waiting for the chicken trucks to arrive. When a truck arrives, the animals are concealed under tarps. Trucks avoid being documented by speeding past stop signs where activists are waiting, according to animal rights activist Danae Tonge.