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John Zada

  • Writer, Photographer and Journalist, Freelance
Toronto
As seen in: Bottom LINE, BBC Travel, Al Jazeera English, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Literary Hub, Los Angeles Review of Books, Powell's Books Blog, The Tyee, Kirkus Reviews and
Writer of travel, culture and politics | Author of THE PATCHWORK CLOAK OF KAMAL BEY | Co-founder, The Conciliators Guild | ex @cbcnews @AJEnglish
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How the News Media Warps our Minds

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By John Zada
| The Montreal Review Verified
*** Anyone who’s followed the news for decades has noticed without fail that coverage has tilted more and more towards stories about celebrities and all manner of trivial conflicts between members of the public. What was once the sole domain of what we call “tabloid” news has spread to become a fixture of most mainstream news outfits. Hardly a day goes by without an ultra-bizarre and insignificant news item gracing our smartphone newsfeeds.
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Opinion: Soulless ‘big box’ storefronts are erasing downtowns’ character. But there’s still time to save our cities

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By John Zada
| The Globe and Mail Verified
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THE PATCHWORK CLOAK OF KAMAL BEY

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By John Zada
| Kirkus Reviews Verified
A breathtaking travelogue that invites readers to rethink what “home” really means. A journalist reflects on his travels around the world and contemplates the idea of belonging within the context of his multicultural identity. Zada opens his memoir with a terrifying scene: Yanked off a bus at a military roadblock on the way to Mardin, Turkey, in 2015, the seasoned journalist wondered if the men with semiautomatic weapons would ever let him go.
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