Ryerson Review of Journalism

October 17 has come and gone. Another era of prohibition is behind us; recreational cannabis use is now legal in Canada. Michal Stein talks to cannabis reporters Kieran Delamont and Mark Rendell about what changes they’ve seen in the Canadian journalism landscape as a result, and how the focus on business impacts other areas of cannabis reporting. Nick Pateras also joins us to talk about the role media has played in normalizing cannabis use

Cannabis news is a fast-growing beat.

How should journalists approach Ontario election coverage?

Where did the ‘religion beat’ go?

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Daniel Jones reads thousands of personal essays for the New York Times’ Modern Love column. Here’s what he’s learned.

A conversation with Marie-Danielle Smith. Plus, murders in the gay village + the legacy of the bathhouse raids.