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Graham Roumieu

Graham Roumieu (roumieu.com) is a National Magazine Award winner and a regular contributor to The Walrus. He draws for The Atlantic, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
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January/February 2022

Editor’s Letter: Speaking to Readers

January 18, 2022 - by Graham Roumieu

Journalism defies a well-known business axiom: if you build a great product, the money will follow

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December 2021

Editor’s Letter: Is Pandemic Tech Here to Stay?

November 29, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

Switching to remote communications may have felt inevitable, but that doesn’t mean the transition has been smooth

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November 2021

Editor’s Letter: Why We Don’t Endorse Political Candidates

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

Election cycles don’t always provide depth and context for the crises we face. Good journalism does

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September/October 2021

Editor’s Letter: Learning and Unlearning

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

For a magazine with an educational mandate, breaking accurate news is just as important as challenging long-standing national myths

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June 2021

Editor’s Letter: The Canadian Revolution

May 13, 2021May 16, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

What kind of country do we want to live in?

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May 2021

Editor’s Letter: Fact-Checking

March 26, 2021May 16, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

There may be fewer “fake news” accusations since Twitter suspended Donald Trump, but the atmosphere has permanently changed

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March/April 2021

Editor’s Letter: The Hundred-Year Magazine

January 22, 2021May 16, 2021 - by Graham Roumieu

What does it take for a publication to survive?

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January/February 2021

Editor’s Letter: The Aftermath

December 4, 2020December 8, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

In the wake of the US election and amid a raging pandemic, how can we move on?

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March 2018

How to Make a Hit Song in 2018

March 5, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

Why artists are rethinking old formulas for chart-topping music

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Books / October 2016

From Oshawa with Love

September 13, 2016April 1, 2020 - by Graham Roumieu

That time Roald Dahl came to Canada—as a spy

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