In The Tribune‘s Slack, ‘that’s great!’ doesn’t usually mean there’s good news. Coming up with pitches for our paper requires a particular analytic perspective. Examining politics, social life, and culture through the lens of journalism can instill a habit of reading the news in search of something controversial; something sensationalizable.[Read More…]
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Activist groups across Montreal unite against U.S. military invasion of Venezuela
On Jan. 11, 10 activist groups in Montreal joined together for a demonstration against the military invasion of Venezuela. The protest began at 2:00 p.m. at 1134 rue St.-Catherine Ouest, with members of each group holding signs representing their organizations and condemning the United States’ recent actions in Venezuela. The[Read More…]
Av. du Parc building collapse displaces local residents
A wall of 5990 Av. du Parc, a vacant building in the Mile End, collapsed on the evening of Monday, March 17. The collapse severely damaged the neighbouring apartment building, Parc 5998. Though no one was injured, the incident has left residents displaced without a timeline for return. Amanda Solomon,[Read More…]
Canada’s Online News Act is failing student journalism
When The Tribune’s Instagram account went dark last week, it wasn’t just a platform that disappeared: It was a bridge between the newsroom and the McGill community. As social media giants such as Instagram and Facebook block news content in Canada, university newspapers face a critical setback caused by the[Read More…]
Are we well-informed at McGill?
In recent years, traditional media has continued its harrowing downward trajectory while audiences turn towards social media for news. On a campus like McGill’s, that emphasizes critical thinking and research skills, do students’ news-consumption habits reflect the digital age of 2024? Data from Statistics Canada in November 2023 revealed that[Read More…]
McGill Minute – March 21, 2022
Contributor Sabrina Nelson brings you the top news stories in this week’s “McGill Minute”.
McGill Minute – February 21, 2022
Contributor Sabrina Nelson brings you the top news stories in the Tribune’s weekly news segment, “McGill Minute”.
McGill Minute – February 14, 2022
Staff Writer Tess Pilkington brings you the top stories of the week in the Tribune’s weekly news segment, “McGill Minute”.
McGill Minute – February 7, 2022
Multimedia Editor Wendy Lin recaps the top stories in her new weekly news segment, “McGill Minute”.
McGill Tribune Monthly News Recap | November 2018
Check out our monthly news recap for November 2018!