Quick Reads - The Review of Journalism

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April 25, 2025April 20, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories, The Magazine, Under Attack

Why Does Everyone Hate Us?

We are not the “enemy of the people,” we swear! I open my eyes to a beautiful morning. Despite my better judgment, […]

A blue sky with painted white clouds is illustrated as the background, green grass is pictured on the bottom of the image. A white rabbit is at the centre, with three black lines behind it signifying the rabbit jumping from the right to the left. The rabbit is leaping towards a patch of grass, that has objectivity written in yellow text, against a black block. The rabbit holds a notepad in its right paw, and yellow pencil in its left.

April 25, 2025April 21, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories, The Magazine, Under Attack

Down the Rabbit Hole of Objectivity

Can journalism be objective in a complex world—and should it? Objectivity, as it’s commonly understood in newsrooms, is often considered a cornerstone […]

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April 25, 2025April 22, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories, The Magazine, Under Attack

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?

Bar graph describing the gender and race identities of the Review of Journalism compared to Canadian Newsrooms. 65% of RoJ journalists identify as marginalized in their gender identity compared to 53% in Canadian Newsrooms. 48% of RoJ journalists identify as racialized compared to 25% in Canadian Newsrooms.

April 23, 2025April 21, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories, The Magazine, Under Attack

2025 Diversity Report

The Review of Journalism strives to create a workplace and publication that reflects the diversity of both our readers and the stories we tell. Every year, our masthead publishes an anonymous breakdown of the race, gender, sexuality, and disability representation of our staff. This annual summary allows us to track progress over time and compare our newsroom’s diversity with other Canadian journalism organizations, as tracked by the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).

April 23, 2025April 21, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories, The Magazine, Under Attack

Editors’ Note

Standing Our Ground This era is tumultuous for journalism. Another Trump presidency has cut Voice of America and Radio Free Europe. A […]

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April 22, 2025April 19, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories

Chill Out, Journalists

In Canadian newsrooms, a silent force is shaping which stories get published and which ones don’t. It’s not editorial standards, audience metrics, or a lack of reporting skill—it’s fear. “The legal risk in journalism has always been a cost of doing business,” says Josh Lynn, a public relations manager at Animal Justice and a former journalist.

April 18, 2025April 18, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories

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.”

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April 4, 2025April 4, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories

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.

March 28, 2025March 28, 20252025, Labour, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories

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.

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March 21, 2025March 21, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories

Impassioned but Exhausted

When Twitter was first on the rise, Talia Ricci recalls how hectic it was to live tweet while filing on deadline.

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