rapport

noun

rap·​port ra-ˈpȯr  rə-

: a friendly, harmonious relationship especially: a relationship characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy

Mission: To deliver a quality and style of journalism and cultural analysis that returns to harder-to-find, tried-and-true journalistic ethics and introduces a set of philosophical standards. Our editorial goal is to respect point of view and voice, actively seeking out unheard perspectives. We will tell the stories others do not, and our emphasis will be on civil rapport, instead of snark and smarm, and on humility and charity, rather than arrogant certainty.  

Our journalism and cultural analysis will include, but also extend past, Canadian concerns to global issues, ideas, and the arts, with the aim of becoming a preferred outlet for commentary, analysis, and reviews. Instead of producing fast commentary, our goal is to go beyond looking at the superficial content of phenomena in order to extract what these phenomena say about society. 

Rapport is old-school. We believe that a journalism for the people requires autonomy from the state, corporations, and other institutions. Without this distance and autonomy from institutions and their interests, we believe that truth cannot be found because it is in the self-interest of all institutions to pick and choose which truths are permitted.