news | The Walrus

POPULAR →

Contributing Writers

Games

In a black-and-white photo from 1910, a man in an overcoat and hat stoops while writing on a small pad of paper while speaking to a small news boy who holds a stack of papers.

Tech Titans Should Pay to Save Canada’s Newsrooms

November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 - by Marc Edge

It’s time to take seriously the idea of using digital taxes to rebuild journalism

Read More

Darrel J. McLeod (Photo courtesy: Douglas and McIntyre)

Arts & Culture / News about The Walrus

Author and The Walrus Board Member Darrel J. McLeod Has Died

September 3, 2024September 4, 2024 - by The Walrus Staff

He is remembered as a man of many talents

Read More

The Walrus Talks @Home image for the video of the event Strengthening Canadian Journalism with a play button over the image.

The Walrus Talks

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

Read More

Stack of newspapers that say "Out of Business."

Media / Society

What the Death of Local News Means for the Federal Election

April 24, 2019November 15, 2019 - by April Lindgren

In the absence of media scrutiny, politicians have started to spin their own stories

Read More

Illustration of a Man's Face above a City

Inside the Toronto Star’s Bold Plan to Save Itself

May 10, 2018March 27, 2020 - by Brett Popplewell

Can Canada’s most storied daily convince readers that its brand of journalism is worth paying for?

Read More

Why Google Has a Responsibility to Fight Fake News

January 5, 2018June 4, 2021 - by Justin Ling

Google gives a platform to sites that deal in outright lies and innuendo—and that’s a problem

Read More