magazine - The Review of Journalism

April 26, 2025April 25, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories, The Magazine, Under Attack

The Magazine Rack Invasion

“The last time I flew, I was really disappointed at what I was seeing in terms of what the options were,” says Chris Radley, executive director of the national trade organization Magazines Canada.

January 31, 2025January 31, 20252025, Quick Reads, Spring 2025, Stories

Just a couple of decades ago, dance journalism was common in Canadian magazines such as The Dance Current, Dance International, and Dance in Canada, with dance reviews and dancer profiles present in major publications and radio shows.

December 20, 2024December 13, 20242024, Fall 2024, Quick Reads, Stories

Journalism Finds a Way

Krista Langlois, a long-time freelance writer for Hakai Magazine based in Colorado, joined the editorial team at the start of 2024 and was ready to move to Canada. Her husband had given his notice at work, and she was applying for a Canadian work visa. They found renters for their house in Colorado and secured a rental home in Victoria, B.C.

Edith Yang at her store Presse Internationale located at The Annex 537 Bloor Street West

November 22, 2024November 22, 20242024, Fall 2024, Quick Reads, Stories

Last Mags Standing

When Edith Yang was a little girl, she dreamed of having her own library. She always loved to read and write. These passions led to a degree in Chinese language and literature. Later, in August 2005, she entered the magazine business with her husband. She says, “I never thought I would have a bookstore.”

An illustration of blue apartment buildings with a window lit. There is a person in the lit window typing on a computer.

May 22, 2024May 13, 20242024, Covering the Media, Long Reads, Spring 2024, Stories

Home Alone

Small-team, micro-budget independents and their big ambitions.

May 21, 2024May 13, 20242024, Covering the Media, Featured, Spring 2024, Stories

Pressing Saudades

O Jornal de Toronto united the city’s Brazilian diaspora. As the paper struggles, the community risks losing its cultural meeting point One […]

Clark Kent's office, equipped with a desk, chair, his hat and glasses, a photo of a woman, and his cape.

May 17, 2024May 13, 20242024, Quick Reads, Spring 2024, Stories

Superhero, Not so Super Journalist

As we all know, Clark Kent, the hero’s civilian alias, spends his days as a reporter, and his love interest, Lois Lane, is also a journalist. But in a universe populated with aliens and supervillains, how realistic can the journalism be?