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A picture of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shaking hands with President of China Xi Jinping is seen on the cover of the weekend edition of the China Daily newspaper as a reader thumbs through the pages in Beijing, China in January 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

How China’s ‘red lines’ are quietly shaping global news reporting

Journalism exists to describe the world as it is, not as the powerful would like. The Chinese regime apparently feels differently.
Actor Ricardo Darín, left, and director Santiago Mitre pose at the Golden Globe Awards after “Argentina, 1985” won Best Motion Picture in a Non-English Language. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Democracies don’t just bounce back after dictatorships – Argentina’s Oscar nominee shows what justice afterward looks like

Several films have portrayed violence and fear under Argentina’s most recent dictatorship, but the Oscar-nominated ‘Argentina, 1985’ is the first to explore the trial that brought junta leaders to justice.

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