To my teacher and friend: Despite everything, your guidance never wavered
"Though cancer stole any chance of us working as colleagues, you continue to be an inspiration," writes Matthew Pearson in this letter to his former teacher Mary McGuire
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The moral cowardice of Canadian media is leaving racism unchallenged
Andray Domise: Our cancerous political climate, and all the attendant bigotry that arrived with it, is what happens when the media does nothing
How a Canadian journalist grew close to a Haiti’s earthquake miracle child
Catherine Porter explores the ethics of a journalist getting involved with a little girl’s future—helping to send her and other Haitian kids to school
Parliament’s Centre Block is about politics—and journalism, too
As the main building on Parliament Hill closes for renovations, a nostalgic look at how the place honours the printed word
Instead of mourning local news, try paying for it
Opinion: The relationship Canadians have with local news suffers from complacency—never has it been so easy to access so much news
Carol Off on how her work led to years of terror for an Afghan family
From 2017: The As It Happens co-host, who helped the Aryubwals flee, says journalists need to think more about the people in their stories
Journalists, we’re told, shouldn’t become the news. So why should editors?
For writers of colour, recent events have revealed the hollowness of media standards, which present as moveable goal posts
A week of awards for Maclean’s journalism
Feature stories on indigenous incarceration, Canada’s Syrian refugee program and the Fort McMurray fire all win honours
How Donald Trump destroyed journalism’s ’church of the savvy’
The persona of the journalist who doesn’t get emotional about a policy but just judges whether a politician is winning or losing the news cycle is over
Canadians support journalism. But who will pay for it?
Newsrooms are shrinking, and Canadians are unwilling to open their wallets. The Public Policy Forum offers a way forward, funded in part by the federal government.