The Not-So-Subtle Price of Writing in the Passive Voice

How media framing through linguistics perpetuates biases in coverage of the Israel-Gaza…
A man stands in a colourful crowd at a pride parade while he is in all grey

Pride & Politics

In the summer of 2024, thousands gather in downtown Toronto for Canada’s largest Pride celebration. The crowd surges forward, and for a moment I lose myself in the sea of colour, pressed shoulder to shoulder near Church-Wellesley Village. It’s then I see rainbow flags waving high in the air and hear the raucous cheers of spectators growing louder and louder. The parade has started. The air hums with excitement as performers in extravagant costumes twirl and dance on the floats. Food vendors and community booths line the streets, serving everything from rainbow popsicles to pamphlets on 2SLGBTQIA+ rights and resources.

Behind the Review – S1E4 – Shireen Ahmed, Beyond the Pitch with Soraya El-Houni

Evan Zeller chats with Soraya El-Houni about her 2025 Review profile on…
Pull Quotes – S7E4 –Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism with Christopher Cheung

Pull Quotes – S7E4 – Race and Representation with Christopher Cheung

Reema Najjar sits with Christopher Cheung, journalist and author of Under the…
Pull quotes graphic with headphones and hyperlocal community icon on the bottom right corner

Pull Quotes – S7E3 – Hyperlocal, Community-Driven Journalism with Anita Li

Jin Yu interviews Anita Li about her innovative approach to community-driven journalism…

Behind the Review – S1E2 – Pride and Politics with Matthew Hanick

Evan Zeller interviews Matthew Hanick about his 2025 Review feature on the…

When Student Press Schooled Big Media

On May 2, the University of Toronto (U of T) student group Occupy for Palestine (O4P) began an encampment at King’s College Circle in response to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.