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Short, snappy pieces that should take you 10 mins or less to read!

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Jennifer McGuire on the Future of Xtra and Pink Triangle Press

The managing director of 2SLGBTQIA+ publisher discusses the future of journalism amid evolving online ecosystem.

Forty Years on the Watch

This year’s annual edition is not only home to hard-hitting, big-picture pieces like the Gaza cover story. It also discusses one of the timeliest issues of the year: the climate crisis.
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Mentors: 40 Years of Instructors

The Review’s four longest-serving instructors reflect on how the magazine has adapted and evolved in the last four decades, from 1984 to 2024.

The Review Demands

That surly dictum has another meaning, too: Yes, students are entrusted with “the watchdogs on the watchdogs,” but the watchdogs we’re reporting on are also keenly watching us, too.
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Canadian Media Must Step Up to Cover This Moment for Trans People

Canada is in the midst of a gender moral panic. Meanwhile, openly trans journalists are few and far between.
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A Conversation with John Vaillant

The Vancouver author of Fire Weather talks to the Review about our carbon awakening and his award-winning 2023 book, Fire Weather: The Making of the Beast.
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Why the Best Worst Depiction of Podcast Journalism Matters

The issue is that Spider-Man 2 fundamentally misunderstands what journalists do. The game’s writers undermine the journalist’s basic craft—telling stories or producing news—by either being vague about the reporting process or depicting something unbelievable.
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The Evolution of Queer Media

Queer media began small but unified. Now they’re more prolific, but some 2SLGBTQIA+ journalists say this risks losing the strength of a collective voice
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The Relationship Between Police and the Press

Toronto police spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in PR campaigns—some of…