Anchored in Community

Ginella Massa’s push into journalism began with her mother’s advice: “Just because it hasn’t been done before, doesn’t mean you can’t be the first to do it.”
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…

Behind the Review – S1E3 – Out of the Spotlight with Neda Madany

Evan Zeller interviews Neda Madany about her 2025 Review feature on the…
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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…
Four panelists sitting at the front of a room, with an audience facing them.

ChatGPT, Are You After My Job?

“When we talk about generative AI,” says Cody Gault, “there is fear that it’s going to take newsroom jobs.” Gault, product manager at the Toronto Star, saying what was on everyone’s mind on a panel on the future of AI in newsrooms to an audience of working journalists, retired professionals, students, and professors.

Pull Quotes – S7E2 – Animals in Focus with Jo-Anne McArthur

Marina Black interviews award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur about the art of animal…
Freelancer Matt Elliot sits on a bench with his laptop, outside a legacy newsroom building, which only has a few lights left on. In a thought bubble that appears to his right, we see that his laptop screen shows the “Substack” logo.

The Substack Dilemma

A longtime music journalist, Michael Barclay began writing on Substack during what he calls a “mid-career crisis.” After working for Exclaim!, Maclean’s, CBC, and other outlets, he launched That Night in Toronto, a newsletter focused on music and culture.

Pull Quotes – S7E1 – Automation in the Newsroom with Lucas Timmons

Sandra Ingram interviews Lucas Timmons, who is currently working on automating parts…