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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 through her publication, The Green Line.

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Anita Li is a journalist known for her work in innovation. She’s also a media consultant, educator, and entrepreneur based in Toronto. She’s worked at CBC, The Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star and brings more than two decades of experience in newsrooms across Toronto, New York, and Ottawa. She was also recently awarded with a King Charles III coronation medal—for her contributions to Canadian journalism. Right now, she’s the publisher and CEO of The Green Line, a hyperlocal, solutions-focused, community-driven news outlet that investigates the way we live to help Torontonians survive and thrive in a rapidly changing city.

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Chloe is in her final year of the Master of Journalism program and works on the Review’s senior editorial team. She is interested in audio-based journalism and stories that prioritize underrepresented voices. She’s interned at The Big Story Podcast and CBC’s Day 6.

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Matthew is in his final year of the Master of Journalism program. He has written stories for The National Post, Spacing, CanCulture, and more. He is interested in writing stories about social justice, art, and culture.

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As a soon-to-be graduate of the Bachelor of Journalism program at TMU, Jin has recognized her deep respect for structure and storytelling—and an equally deep need to question everything. Obsessed with dissecting the scaffolding ideas that hold the world together, she thrives on uncovering the “why’s.” When she’s not doing freelance work in web design, branding, or editing, you can find her in video essay rabbit holes on topics she didn’t know she cared about—or cooking

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