Angela Misri

Angela Misri is a Toronto journalist and novelist and worked at the CBC for 14 years before becoming the Digital Director for The Walrus. She writes for many different media groups including the Globe and Mail, CBC, The Walrus, Global TV, and is the author of seven fiction novels. She is currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at TMU and her research includes the ethics of using AI to create journalism and the effect on newsroom work.

Angela Misri

Published/Research

Misri, A. (2024). Poisoning an already poisoned wellAI & Societydoi.org/10.1007/s00146-024-01876-5

Misri, A. (2023). Newsroom NotesFacts and Frictions: Emerging Debates, Pedagogies and Practices in Journalism Education, 3 (1), 135-138. doi: 10.22215/ff/v3.i1.15

Windhorst, U., Kirmayer, D., Soibelman, F., Misri, A., & Rose, R. A. (1996). Effects of neurochemically excited group III–IV muscle afferents on motoneuron afterhyperpolarizationNeuroscience76(3), 915–929. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4522(96)00396-x

Panellist on CBC’s Mystery Panel (December 2023)

Host of a Toronto Public Library event interviewing Jean Kwok about her new book (October 2023)

Published “We Don’t Need Threads. We Need a Break” with The Walrus (July 2023)

Host of Canadian Time Machine podcast (Government of Canada – two seasons (2023/24)

May 2023: A.I. Ethics paper submitted for publication, at the 2023 JRP Conference and Montreal Unstable Diffusions conference in May 2023

Editorial Board for April Lindgren’s News for the Data Hub project: On the Editorial Board for April’s News For the Data Hub project: https://localnewsdatahub.ca/editorial-team/

Member of Nicole Blanchett’s XJO projects: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15QQAjjhVrv8HjMSLJqxVLz_IkYvMx_icsLWzqD2YXeo/edi

In the News

We Don’t Need Threads. We Need a Break – The Walrus

Interview on Global News about How ChatGPT is impacting learning

Global News Commentary: Write Privilege — why don’t people understand the limits of freedom of speech?

Why Are There Still So Few Women Leaders in Politics? – The Walrus

Ask No questions about Samosas – Chatelaine

Interview with CBC Yukon on writers and A.I. technology 

Interview with Antony Robart from Global TV about AI and journalism 

Interviewed by Justine Catalan from Seneca for a school assignment (Nov. 13, 2023)

Interviewed by Trish Longo about AI and education for JSource (Nov 4., 2023)

Interviewed by JRN310 class for their one-camera assignment – Oct. 25, 2023

Interviewed by Kayleigh for her honours project at The University of King’s College

Interviewed by 10 CBC Radio morning shows about Bill C-18 – Sept. 21, 2023

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-39-metro-morning

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-391-superior-morning

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-41-morning-north

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-30-island-morning

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-56-st-john-s-morning-show

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-88-saskatoon-morning

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-17-edmonton-am

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-48-on-the-island

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-393-yukon-morning

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-66-the-morning-edition-sask

Interviewed by Michelle Grady for TMU Magazine (Sept. 2023)

Interviewed by David Clarke for York University’s student newspaper, Excalibur Publications (Sept. 2023)

Interviewed for Magnet article on AI (Aug 28, 2023)

Interviewed by Gabriela and Kinza for The Eyeopener (Aug 25, 2023)

Interviewed by Sandra Martin at The Globe (Aug 21, 2023)

Interviewed for CBC Ottawa TV on AI & Journalism (Aug. 18, 2023)

Spoke to USA Today reporter Katherine Perez about AI & Journalism (July 19, 2023)

Spoke to Sarah Grishpul for the Insights Hub website (June 21, 2023)