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The Walrus Wins Gold at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards

February 10, 2022April 9, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

The team at The Walrus was nominated for four awards in the Consumer category

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January/February 2022

Journalism’s Wicked Problem: Save What’s Lost or Invest in What’s New?

December 13, 2021February 17, 2022 - by Jessica Johnson

It will take serious policy changes and unprecedented industry collaboration to turn around the story of the media’s collapse

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The Double Exploitation of Deepfake Porn

June 10, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Maggie MacDonald

Discussions around deepfakes have focused on their political danger. But revenge porn and IP theft are the more pressing threats

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WATCH: The Walrus Leadership Forum: Strengthening Canadian Journalism

May 11, 2021February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Advancing representation and creating a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging

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May 2021 / Media

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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May 2021

Editor’s Letter: Fact-Checking

March 26, 2021May 16, 2021 - by Jessica Johnson

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

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OCD Is Not a Joke

March 1, 2021June 8, 2021 - by Lisa Whittington-Hill

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often depicted as Type A clean freaks. The reality is much worse

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The Walrus Talks at Home: Living Better

November 16, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

It matters more than ever. Science, culture, politics, and how we live now

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Memoir / September/October 2020

How Algorithms Are Changing What We Read Online

September 8, 2020January 4, 2021 - by Russell Smith

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

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The Role of the Media in a Time of Crisis

March 16, 2020June 7, 2020 - by Jana G. Pruden

When I became a journalist, I stumbled into the greatest job in the world. But now, its future is uncertain

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