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Burnt Out

Wildfires, standoffs, and arrests: Inside the terrifying, underpaid lives of Canadian photojournalists
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Marion LaVigne on the Future of Up Here

The ‘voice of Canada’s far North’ closed its Yellowknife offices last year. Its publisher discusses the future of print magazines with the Review.
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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.
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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.

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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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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Tame the AI Beast

From AI-written articles to falsified video content, there is an urgent need to evaluate the ethics of using simulated human intelligence.
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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.
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Journalism Comes to Life on Stage

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