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Rhea Rollmann

Rhea Rollmann is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John’s and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She’s a founding editor of TheIndependent.ca, and a contributing editor with PopMatters.com. Her writing has appeared in a range of popular and academic publications, including Briarpatch, Xtra Magazine, CBC, Chatelaine, Canadian Theatre Review, Journal of Gender Studies, and more. Her work has garnered three Atlantic Journalism Awards, multiple CAJ award nominations, the Andrea Walker Memorial Prize for Feminist Health Journalism, and she was shortlisted for the NL Human Rights Award in 2024. She also has a background in labour organizing and queer and trans activism. She is presently Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John’s.

Rhea's Latest Articles

An “unruly and prodigal child” (Part 1)

Rhea met up with Greg Malone to discuss his new book 'Don’t Tell The Newfoundlanders', which does exactly the opposite of its title. And the implications of the telling could be far-reaching.

Oh, Muskrat

Decided? No. But the more we hear, the more uneasy I grow

If they won’t listen to the experts, maybe they’ll listen to the accountants

Commercial child care doesn't work. Even the accountants say so.

Independent to introduce subscriber paywall

KIDDING! But this is what we'd say if we really were ... ;)

The Office of Really Bad Ideas

We don't need a new office to do what every other office of government should already be doing

Supporting the province’s greatest “natural resources”

New fund aims to alleviate hardships faced by those who make a living in the music industry

No incentive for failure

Sometimes no incentive is the best incentive

Something awful this way comes

In the face of mounting evidence about exploitation of foreign workers, it's time for our provincial government to take concrete action

Havin’ a time (not getting stabbed)

There's a growing dissonance between our image of ourselves, and the reality

Minimum wage: all the rage!

A minimum wage increase is a good start. But it's only a start...