There is, in fact, a very real appetite for negative content. Audiences read it, which is why there’s so much of it. But the exponential increase in the volume of content available to us, coupled with the hall-of-mirrors repetition of the worst sorts of news, requires us to be discerning news consumers.
Support for a national council to be launched in 2015 appears to be consolidating across Canada, writes Toronto Star public editor Kathy English.
Students at Toronto’s Humber College will provide ongoing reporting on how Canadian news outlets cover the world, as well as regular travel advisories.
International Reporting Bureau Editor Carey French outlines the challenges facing Canadian media outlets as they struggle to cover international news against a backdrop of dwindling resources. –
Catherine McKercher describes the value of collective power for today’s media workers.
Quinn, who takes over from Jon Filson, will start her new role on Oct. 20. –
The Globe’s questions are not online polls, but surveys of readers’ views.
Hamutal Dotan will join The Globe and Mail as its focus editor and takes over from Julie Traves, who has joined the National Post.
Ivor Tossell is a Toronto-based writer and editor, with a focus on technology, culture, urban affairs, business and politics.
The Star is right to take seriously its responsibility to tell you who it supports for public office, writes public editor Kathy English.