Michelle Shephard

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Michelle Shephard: Everyone must see this photo — thousands of lives depend on itOpinion · Toronto Star · May 29, 2025
• Michelle Shephard: What’s next for Syria? All eyes are on its complex new leaderOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 16, 2024
• “We are all victims,” Trump convinced the angry and disaffected who were searching for acceptance and validationOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 7, 2024
• War coverage dies along with death of journalists in GazaOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 9, 2024
• War coverage dies along with death of journalists in GazaOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 8, 2024
• Opinion | We must not forget jailed Iranian journalists who were committed to the truthOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 18, 2023
• The absurdity of life revealed in my ‘grocery store’ momentOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 14, 2020
• Maybe it’s time for a little social-media distancingOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 16, 2020
• Has #MeToo sparked an era of women falsely accusing men? No, and that’s why we still take elevators | The StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 29, 2018