Canadian Media | The Walrus

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Memoir / September/October 2020

How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online

September 8, 2020September 15, 2020 - by Russell Smith

The AI of the internet determines what’s relevant. One day, it decided my work wasn’t

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Media / Terra Cognita

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

Media / Society

Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists

August 21, 2020September 14, 2020 - by Pacinthe Mattar

Under the banner of diversity, racialized people are told to bring ourselves and our perspectives. But, if we bring too much of them, we get held back

February 2005 / Politics

Be Prepared

February 12, 2005May 4, 2020 - by Ken Alexander

The latest Senate committee to investigate the media has set an ambitious goal: to study “the appropriate role of public policy in helping to ensure that the news media remain …