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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.
  • Jin Yu
  • March 28, 2025
  • 3 minute read

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

Sandra Ingram interviews Lucas Timmons, who is currently working on automating parts…
A person looks down at their laptop while icons circle around them, causing them stress.

Impassioned but Exhausted

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

Video: AI is coming to your newsroom panel

Will it be your trusted and responsible colleague?
An illustration three ex-broadcasters, Alan Carter, Amber Kanwar, and Graham Richardson, looking into a shutdown newsroom, with boxes laid around and an attention sign on the television screen on the left side.

The Last Showrunners

On February 10, fans of Breakfast Television were stunned when co-host Devo Brown announced on-air that Meredith Shaw and Sid Seixeiro were let go from the morning show. A Rogers sports and media representative told Postmedia that these latest moves were an “evolution” for the program and new plans would be announced in the coming weeks. Days later, Broadcast Dialogue reported that Corus Entertainment confirmed another round of staff cuts—part of the company’s plan to cut 10 percent of its workforce and streamline operations.
Illustration of Krishen Persad Brainstorming at his CBC desk

Connecting Kids to News

CBC launched its Kids News digital platform in 2018 to help Canadian children stay informed while developing their media literacy skills. However, when the pandemic hit in 2020, the platform became increasingly relevant to younger audiences due to the reliable, age-appropriate health information it provided them.