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Spring 2016

New Here

Reflections on being a journalist who didn’t grow up Canadian.

Carine Abouseif
Posted on April 21, 2016November 15, 2016

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Elements of Style

Reflections on the power of personal style.

Laura Hensley
Posted on April 20, 2016November 11, 2016

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A Capital Idea

Reflections on the politics of capitalization.

Eternity Martis
Posted on April 19, 2016October 28, 2018

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School’s Out

Reflections on being a teacher-turned journalist.

Blair Mlotek
Posted on April 18, 2016October 28, 2016

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Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart

An illustration of a hand holding an ink pen.

Leigh Stein’s boyfriend Jason threw her against the refrigerator and didn’t believe…

Blair Mlotek
Posted on November 10, 2015October 29, 2018

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Katherine Singh

Katherine is the managing editor, online for the Spring 2019 masthead.…

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New radio station creates space for Indigenous artists

106.5 ELMNT FM is the first in Toronto to mandate 25% Indigenous content

Linsey Raschkowan
Posted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
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Reporting on Indigenous Issues? Heed Angela Sterritt’s Top Five Tips

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Juliana Kedzior Kaminski
Posted on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018
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Winnipeg Free Press’ First Indigenous City Columnist

After 146 years of publication on Treaty 1 territory, the Free Press hired Niigaan…

Madeline Cornacchia
Posted on October 23, 2018October 26, 2018
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Choosing to talk with cancer

In a RRJ exclusive, veteran Indigenous reporter Jody Porter reflects on the strength…

Kenneth Sharpe
Posted on March 6, 2018March 29, 2018
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