Ethics

In an article for EyeWeekly, Kate Carraway calls out Maclean's humour columnist Scott Feschuk for an article he wrote earlier today titled "Escort v. Hooker: How do they compare?" (The article has since been deleted). 

In a unique case for media law, next week Fred Kozak, president of the Canadian Media Lawyers Association, will defend a CBC reporter's journalist-source privilege -- against another media outlet.

Q: I cover the court beat for a weekly newspaper. Recently, the editor of a competing paper was charged with impaired driving and failure/refusing to provide a breath sample. There has been some debate in the newsroom about whether there is an obligation to cover this or if doing so is more "gotcha" than it is newsworthy. As a court reporter in a small town, I have written about people I know, their family members and even someone connected to my own family. Now I am faced with the question of covering a colleague's trial that could end their job in the community. Do I write the story? Answer by Don Sellar, former Toronto Star ombud.

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has issused its ruling about a complaint against the morning show Roz & Mocha on CKIS-FM (KISS 92.5 Toronto). The complaint states that the hosts belittled the name and questioned the religon, colour and origin of a 10-year-old caller named Noah. There was also a conversation about erections.