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Dec 12, 2024 | 
maisonneuve.org | Hannah Mercanti
Illustration by Enikő Eged Also in this issueOne Spell Fits AllI was about fourteen when I first wandered into a local occult shop. Entranced by the glittering crystals in the windows and the plumes of incense wafting from the open door, I walked inside and my eyes widened. Shelves packed with tarot cards and spiritual books filled the small space. For the first time in my relatively sheltered Roman Catholic life, I'd come face to face with modern witchcraft.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
xtramagazine.com | Hannah Mercanti |Mel Woods
When it comes to trans youth, there is a lot of misinformation out there. That’s why we’ve launched Xtra Explains: Trans Youth, a 10-part video series breaking down some of the most misunderstood and misrepresented issues affecting their lives. A big part of the fight against misinformation is showing the facts that informed our work. The sources include peer-reviewed research, fact sheets and statements from professional medical associations, rigorous journalism and first-hand accounts.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
inmagazine.ca | Hannah Mercanti
Queer people have been innovating in fashion for decades, but now our styles have begun to go mainstream…By Hannah MercantiIt was a warm summer in 2015 when I bought my first-ever flannel shirt. My parents shook their heads, watching as I buttoned it all the way up in the sweltering heat, letting it hang long and untucked from my denim shorts.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
theotter.ca | Bridget Stringer-Holden |Hannah Mercanti |Gillian McGregor
After a fifty-year nursing career, Joanne Wilkinson left friends and family behind to pursue her acting dreams———————————————————–In 1985, thirty-nine year old Joanne Wilkinson stood in the wings instead of centre stage. As a nurse in the Kootenay mountain town of Kimberley, B.C., she had gotten involved with the local community theatre a few months earlier, creating costumes for her teenage son, Miles. At six-foot-three, he was too tall for most costumes, so she learned to adjust them for him.
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May 24, 2024 | 
reviewofjournalism.ca | Hannah Mercanti
When Brett Chang arrives at The Peak’s office, he doesn’t know for certain what he’ll be publishing the following day. What he does know is that by tomorrow, 6 a.m. sharp, thousands of readers across Canada will wake up to an email notification that the latest issue of The Peak’s daily business newsletter has arrived. Energized, he enters the open-concept newsroom and readies himself for another day of production.
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May 14, 2024 | 
reviewofjournalism.ca | Hannah Mercanti
If you’ve been keeping up with tech news this year, you’re probably aware of ChatGPT, the all-knowing Eye-of-Sauron AI chatbot that’s primed to steal our jobs within a couple of years. Created in November 2022 by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, it was designed to replicate human-like dialogue and conversation while also sharing information, though it has expanded past its initial use, with some newsrooms using it for content creation. We may have a bit of time before the takeover.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
reviewofjournalism.ca | Yezua Ho |Hannah Mercanti |Christina Apa
SummaryDear Journalist is a monthly podcast created by the masthead at the Review of Journalism, interviewing established Canadian journalists about lessons they were only able to learn in the field. In this final episode of Dear Journalist, the hosts are the ones giving their “pearls” of wisdom. We discuss our history with podcasting, our experience at the Review, why we chose to enroll in TMU’s journalism program, and some things we wish we heard before enrolling in the program.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
theotter.ca | Hannah Mercanti |Lidia Rajcan |Sam Jabri-Pickett
Professional cooks and servers have faced abuse on the job for decades. It’s time for change———————————————————–It started as a part-time restaurant gig—a way to pay the bills. Five days a week at four p.m., twenty-year-old Yusra Khalil opened the doors to the gilded entrance of Verity, a membership-only women’s club in downtown Toronto. She walked through the lobby, headed for the club’s restaurant, past the robotic smiles of the security guards and secretaries.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
reviewofjournalism.ca | Yezua Ho |Hannah Mercanti
SummaryDear Journalist is a monthly podcast created by the masthead at the Review of Journalism, interviewing established Canadian journalists about lessons they were only able to learn in the field. DISCLAIMER: The interview in this episode took place in October 2023Yezua Ho interviews Ivor Shapiro in the fourth episode of Dear Journalist, discussing with co-host Hannah Mercanti and Christina Apa afterwards.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
reviewofjournalism.ca | Yezua Ho |Hannah Mercanti
SummaryDear Journalist is a monthly podcast created by the masthead at the Review of Journalism, interviewing established Canadian journalists about lessons they were only able to learn in the field. *DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SEXUAL ABUSE.*Hannah Mercanti interviews Kevin O’Keefe in the third episode of Dear Journalist, discussing with co-host Yezua Ho and Christina Apa afterwards.
