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Category: Quick Reads

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

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February 9, 2024February 9, 20242024, Articles, Covering Politics, Covering the Media, Digital stories, Online Exclusives, Quick Reads, Stories

The Work-Around to Bill C-18’s Run-Around

In June 2023, the Canadian government passed Bill C-18, also known as the Online News Act. Modeled after a similar Australian law, it requires digital platforms with 20 million monthly users and an annual revenue of at least $1 billion, to pay media outlets for the content they share on their platforms.

People lay flowers in tribute at 55 Gould St., Toronto on Feb. 1, 2024 in tribute to the journalists killed in Gaza, Lebanon, and Israel.
February 3, 2024February 8, 20242024, Digital stories, News, Quick Reads, Stories, Top Story, Winter 2024

Journalists for Journalists

Over 100 Canadian journalists gathered Thursday evening in solidarity with the dozens of journalists that have been killed in the Middle East since October 7.

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January 29, 2024March 8, 2024Digital stories, More Top Stories, Multimedia, Quick Reads, Stories

The Music Beat: The Remix

The digital era has turned both music journalism and music consumption upside down. The Review talks to Josephine Cruz and Aaron Small, two veterans, to help explain its impact on their music writing.

December 14, 20232023, Covering Politics, Covering the Media, Digital stories, Fall 2023, More Top Stories, Quick Reads, Stories

CBC featured more Israelis even as Palestinian casualties rose, data shows

CBC’s flagship broadcast continued to feature more Israelis than Palestinians even as the death toll in Gaza mounted. It also failed to identify by name more than a quarter of Palestinians and their allies

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December 1, 2023February 2, 20242023, Articles, Fall 2023, Online Exclusives, Quick Reads, Stories

Journalism Comes to Life on Stage

Live journalism is the process of taking works of journalism and bringing them to life through live performance.

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November 24, 2023March 8, 2024Digital stories, Fall 2023, Multimedia, Quick Reads, Stories

Word on the Streeter

Our parents taught us not to talk to strangers. But interviewing people on the street is a journalism staple—a practice that continues to make waves on social media.

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November 18, 2023March 8, 20242023, Covering the Media, Fall 2023, Quick Reads, Stories

The Grotesque Fascination of Real Estate

What is it that hooks people? Illustration: Sheridan Williamson-Fraser Despite an ongoing housing crisis, Canada’s weak economy, and several interest rate increases, [...]
November 10, 2023February 7, 20262023, Climate, Covering Climate Change, Curated Content, Digital stories, Fall 2023, Online Exclusives, Quick Reads, Stories

How Climate Change Is Changing Travel Writing

Climate change is putting travel journalists in a complicated situation.

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November 3, 2023November 17, 20232023, Covering the Media, Digital stories, Fall 2023, Online Exclusives, Quick Reads, Stories

Investigative Sports Journalists Take on Canada’s Toxic Culture

Investigative sports journalism has existed for generations in countries like the United States, given the magnitude of its sports world. In Canada, however, it’s relatively new.

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October 27, 2023November 14, 20232023, Covering the Media, Fall 2023, Quick Reads

The Demise of the Community Paper

What went wrong for Metroland Media On the kitchen counter in the childhood home of career coach Lisa Petsinis, there was always […]

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