Special Issue

• 
  Special Issue

  Choosing Sides

  Sharon Yonan Renold – Updated February 9, 2016 at 5:27am

  Now, more than ever, mixed-race families are a celebration of diversity and multicultural acceptance—but what happens when you are the odd one out in a sea of white faces?

• 
  Special Issue

  The Race Issue

  The Link – Updated February 9, 2016 at 5:26am

  The 2016 Race Special Issue brings to light narratives of people of colour that are too often under-represented in the media.

• 
  Special Issue

  What’d They Just Say?

  Jennifer Aedy – Published February 9, 2016

  An introspective look on how to deal with casual racism in the workplace.

• 
  Special Issue

  Tale of Two Spideys

  Riley Wignall – Published February 9, 2016

  Marvel Studios recently struck a deal with Sony Pictures to bring us another damn Spider-Man movie.

• 
  Special Issue

  Where Am I?

  Alizé Desrosiers – Published February 9, 2016

  Taking a critical look at the dominant white cast in Quebec French TV shows.

• 
  Special Issue

  The SPVM Violently Suppressed My Media RIghts

  Jonathan Caragay-Cook – Updated February 1, 2016 at 1:11am

  Screaming like a possessed man is not the type of behaviour one expects from a trained police officer—then again, I’ve never interacted with a rogue undercover cop before.

• 
  Special Issue

  Social Media, Youth Street Gangs, and Law Enforcement Surveillance

  Madeleine Gendreau – Updated February 1, 2016 at 1:05am

  In 2015, 1,177 people were killed by police in the U.S., according to a report by the National Post. Other organizations have reported varying numbers, and all have been alarming.

• 
  Special Issue

  Will Big Name Donors Change Concordia’s Journalism School?

  Louis Angot – Updated February 1, 2016 at 12:59am

  In early December, Concordia’s Journalism Department announced Sportsnet’s $650,000 donation in scholarships and awards, the biggest in the program’s history.

• 
  Special Issue

  Taking the Pulse or Inducing It?

  Tristan Masson – Updated February 1, 2016 at 12:48am

  What is imperfect in Canadian democracy? One answer—and yes, the flaws are many—often passes unnoticed, yet it holds tremendous influence in how we decide to cast our ballots come election day: opinion polls.

• 
  Special Issue

  Media Sensationalism in Response to Terrorism

  Noelle Didierjean – Updated February 1, 2016 at 12:44am

  Less than a year since the attacks on the offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo shocked the world, Paris was struck again by suicide bombers and gunmen.