The Hustle and Bustle of Student Publications in Winter 2025

We asked nine Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) student-run publications to send in their best written or digital work from the winter 2025 semester. 

From hard hitting political pieces to witty satire and more — our students have been collecting bylines after bylines.

The Review of Journalism (external link)  (RJ) is Canada’s original voice on media criticism. Their mission is to cast a discerning eye on the industry by questioning its faults and celebrating its successes.

The magazine, its website and podcast are produced by graduate and undergraduate students in their final year, with the support of faculty and industry professionals. 

Here are RJ’s top works from the semester:

On The Record (external link)  (OTR) is TMU j-school’s online newsroom, run by final-year undergraduate and graduate students.

The OTR team was a big part of TMU Votes (external link) , a live broadcast covering the Ontario provincial election on Feb. 27. The broadcast featured over 60 students and staff from The Creative School.

OTR produced a print issue (external link)  for the upcoming federal election, digital articles and broadcasts this semester:

The Otter (external link)  is a collective of journalists made up of students, professors, and alumni. They publish long-form narrative journalism on a wide range of topics.

Here are The Otter’s best pieces from this semester:

Under editor-in-chief Joshua Chang, The Eyeopener (external link)  continues its decades-old mission as TMU’s independent student newspaper.

Here is a highlight of The Eyeopener’s best work from this semester:

The Toronto Abnormal School (external link)  is TMU’s student-run satire magazine and self-proclaimed “funny paper.” Here are The Toronto Abnormal School’s top stories of winter 2025:

Her Campus at Toronto MU (external link)  is an online magazine dedicated to uplifting stories and experiences of those who identify as women in university and college. Here are their top stories:

New Wave Magazine (external link)  is a diverse and inclusive feminist publication that produces reporting, creative writing, poetry, photography, design pieces and more.

Here are New Wave Magazine’s top stories from winter 2025:

Founded in 2011, CanCulture Magazine (external link)  is an online publication that surfaces the latest in Canadian arts and culture. CanCulture is dedicated to building a community for creatives to unite to explore, discover and share. 

Here are their top stories:

Riadh Magazine (external link)  is a literary magazine created by three undergraduate Journalism students at TMU, with the stated aim of highlighting stories and art from underrepresented perspectives, regardless of who they are or where they come from. Through reflective writings about life, culture and society, Riadh Magazine seeks to evoke emotion and connection through its pieces.

Here are Riadh Magazine’s top stories from this semester: