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Student journalism’s role in our media cycle can’t be ignored
December 18, 2025By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer The media landscape we live in is diverse. From social media platforms, to traditional news sources like cable news, there are many different ways in which we can consume media. However another form stands: the iconic newspaper. Once, it was the main way Canadians interacted with the news cycle — but has since seen a precipitous decline. According to a CBC article, 11% of independent newspapers and other media outlets have closed since 2008. As The Peak celebrates its 60th anniversary, it might be relevant to revisit, what makes celebrating a dying form of media…
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Former Peak editor argues newspapers aren’t dead
November 15, 2015Think the end is near for your local daily broadsheet? Do you believe the doom and gloom that newspapers will never be viable again, and that journalism is a risky profession given that the industry is disappearing? Former Peak editor-in-chief…
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Student newspapers are underrated
October 19, 2015While student press has suffered the same shrinking industry that larger newspapers have been plagued by over the last decade, I’d argue that now is the most important time for student news to be in circulation — not for the…
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