Narrative journalism professor Bill Reynolds is retiring after 24 years at TMU. He sits down with host Andrew Roberts to reflect on his path from magazine editor to educator—and what lies ahead.

Special thanks to Bill’s former students for contributing voice notes: Rachel DeGasperis, Julia Tramontin, Chiara Greco, Yezua Ho, Aloysius Wong, Lauren McKeon, and Luc Rinaldi.

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Guest Bio

Bill joined TMU’s School of Journalism in 2002, after more than a decade in the magazine world. He was part of the founding team at Eye Weekly in Toronto, where he worked as Associate Editor, Managing Editor, and eventually Editor. Before that, he cut his teeth at Vox, a Calgary-based music and arts magazine. His freelance writing has appeared in The Walrus, Maisonneuve, This Magazine, Canadian Business, Swerve, The Globe and Mail, and the Hamilton Spectator. He is the author of the book, Life Real Loud: John Lefebvre, Neteller and the Revolution in Online Gambling (ECW Press, 2014), which won the U.S. Independent Publisher Book Award for best nonfiction crime book, and in Canada was nominated for the Arthur Ellis best nonfiction crime book.

Music credits

music by trtasfiq – Rock Again. Guitar And Drum Instrumental Background Music from Pixabay

Podcast art by Evan Zeller

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Reema Najjar sits with Christopher Cheung, journalist and author of Under the White Gaze, to discuss race and representation in Canadian journalism. This episode was recorded on Cheung’s last day at The Tyee.

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Guest Bio

Christopher Cheung was previously at The Tyee, Metro, and the Vancouver Courier. He has reported on urban culture, inequality, and life in Vancouver’s diaspora communities. Among his many honours are two Jack Websters, BC’s top journalism awards. He also holds a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Under The White Gaze: Solving the Problem of Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism.

Music credits

music by Clavier-Music – Calm Classical Piano Melody from Pixabay

Podcast art by Evan Zeller

The post Pull Quotes – S7E4 – Race and Representation with Christopher Cheung first appeared on The Review of Journalism.

Jin Yu interviews Anita Li about her innovative approach to community-driven journalism through her publication, The Green Line.

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Guest Bio

Anita Li is a journalist known for her work in innovation. She’s also a media consultant, educator, and entrepreneur based in Toronto. She’s worked at CBC, The Globe and Mail, and the Toronto Star and brings more than two decades of experience in newsrooms across Toronto, New York, and Ottawa. She was also recently awarded with a King Charles III coronation medal—for her contributions to Canadian journalism. Right now, she’s the publisher and CEO of The Green Line, a hyperlocal, solutions-focused, community-driven news outlet that investigates the way we live to help Torontonians survive and thrive in a rapidly changing city.

Music credits

music by TuesdayNight – Rhodes Piano HipHop Beat Intro 0201 from Pixabay

Podcast art by Evan Zeller

The post Pull Quotes – S7E3 – Hyperlocal, Community-Driven Journalism with Anita Li first appeared on The Review of Journalism.