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The Inescapable Rise of Moral Superiority

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 - by Michelle Cyca

Why does every online discussion terminate in ethical grandstanding?

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TikTok Is Becoming a Publisher. Will It Ruin the Book Industry?

July 28, 2023July 31, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

BookTok is beloved as a guerrilla democratizing force, but the platform’s pivot risks killing the thing that makes it great

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The Existential Crisis of Writing for Free

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

Should writing be treated as a strictly professionalized enterprise, or is “party in a graveyard” more the vibe?

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Why You Might Stop Seeing Canadian News in Your Feeds

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 - by The Walrus Staff

The Online News Act, or Bill C-18, may change how you share and discover journalism

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Why Is It So Hard for Writers to Talk about the Working Class?

June 13, 2023June 15, 2023 - by Deborah Dundas

From novels to TV, you’ll have a hard time finding people who struggle with poverty

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Is CanCon Obsolete?

June 6, 2023August 10, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

When it comes to what qualifies as “Canadian,” nobody seems happy. It’s time to rethink the nationalistic vanity project

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Nostalgia about Newsrooms Ignores How Much They Need to Change

May 31, 2023June 2, 2023 - by Michelle Cyca

Tantrum-throwing reporters and endless meetings aren’t glamorous—or good for modern journalism

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All the Exciting Media Outlets Are Dying. What the Hell Comes Next?

May 10, 2023May 11, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

Once-giant digital outlets like BuzzFeed News and Vice are either dead or declining. The media landscape looks bleaker than ever

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How Do We Exit the Post-Truth Era?

April 7, 2021July 20, 2021 - by Viviane Fairbank

Why fact-checking alone won’t save us from fake news

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Letter to a Young Indigenous Journalist

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 - by Waubgeshig Rice

You will feel alone. You will want to give up. But I urge you to keep going

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