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Evan Zeller interviews Jay Ashdown about his 2025 Review feature on journalists who cover social justice issues who are frequently subjected to online hate and tech facilitated harassment.

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Jay Ashdown is a final-year journalism student serving as one of our masthead’s Heads of Research. He has worked at Ricochet Media and The Eyeopener, and occasionally dabbles in film critique for Met Radio. Passionate about journalism with a focus on social justice. He believes strong reporting has the power to upend the status quo.

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Evan is completing his final year in the Bachelor of Journalism program at TMU and is passionate about writing pieces relating to education, mental health, and navigating the trials of adolescence. He also volunteers at Met Radio’s “Movie Mixtape” team where he gets to express his love for the world of film. When he’s not writing though, you can always find him sketching away, creating miniature crafts, or filming/editing videos.

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Jay is in his final year of TMU’s Bachelor of Journalism program. He has worked at Ricochet Media and The Eyeopener, and occasionally dabbles in film critique for Met Radio. Passionate about journalism with a focus on social justice, he believes strong reporting has the power to upend the status quo. Jay spends his off hours running campaigns for the campus Trans Collective, (still) figuring out how to use Photoshop, and waiting for the next Luca Guadagnino movie to come out.

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Tajae is a part-time journalism student in their final year of study. They are most passionate about local news, as well as arts and culture multimedia pieces. Tajae has contributions in Met Radio and The Eyeopener. They also love to create and perform musical pieces.

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Chloe is in her final year of the Master of Journalism program and works on the Review’s senior editorial team. She is interested in audio-based journalism and stories that prioritize underrepresented voices. She’s interned at The Big Story Podcast and CBC’s Day 6.

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