CBC ombudsman: The contentious case of Omar Khadr
The complainant, Kathleen Ruff, felt very strongly that by leaving out key details about the treatment of Omar Khadr CBC was “hate-mongering” and biased in its coverage.
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Updated: Nova Scotia won’t enforce Rehtaeh Parsons publication ban
The victim’s name evoked a country-wide push to improve police response to sexual assault. But the media couldn’t report her name because of a publication ban.
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Updated: Maria Babbage, Jacques Boissinot leave CP
Babbage is leaving The Canadian Press to join the Ontario health ministry while photographer Jacques Boissinot is leaving the wire service after 27 years.
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Live blog: State of business journalism
John McCorry, Bloomberg’s Editor for the Americas, will speak on a variety of topics including differences between the Canadian and U.S. markets for journalists, the ways Bloomberg continues to fund journalism and what the future holds for the news industry.
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Live blog: Native Advertising—Journalism’s saviour or sellout?
Can Journalism’s tattered integrity be rescued when the lines between editorial and advertising content are blurred?
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Ed Greenspon to lead Bloomberg’s energy, environment coverage
Greenspon, Bloomberg’s Canadian editor-at-large, has been promoted to managing editor for energy, environment and commodities.
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CBC ombudsman: Is it okay to feature family members in a story?
The complainant questioned the use of the husband of a reporter in a story about problems with the renewal of New Brunswick health care cards.
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How to make your journalism portfolio stand out
Editors and reporters weigh in on how journalism students can put together the best possible portfolio.
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CBC ombudsman: How do you judge balance and bias?
Journalists covering and writing about these events have an obligation to provide as much information and as many relevant perspectives as possible to help citizens come to their own conclusions about a complex and complicated long-running story.
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Globe public editor: Advice from a long-time writer of letters to the editor
For a full year, Esther Shannon tried a little experiment. She wrote a letter to the editor to The Globe and Mail six days a week for 12 months.