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Mark Harrison leaves CBC The National

Leaving The National after 28 years won’t be easy—but Mark Harrison is ready for a new challenge. Harrison, now the…

Yawn-worthy coverage

Feeling sleepy? In case you couldn’t tell from your Twitter feeds or small-talk interactions this week, it’s daylight saving time again.…
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A writer’s complicated relationship with freelancing

There’s an increasing trend of writers speaking out against publications that don’t pay their writers. Freelance writers are exploited, they…

Why are we still talking about diversity?

“Is it Fateeema?” asked two editors interviewing me in a boardroom much too big for a three-person meeting. I tried…