You have to strike a balance between adequate information and perspectives to provide well-rounded coverage against the complainant’s desire to have very detailed accounts, and often a partisan spin, on quite narrowly focused news stories, writes the CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.
An article about the Houston-area shooting that left two adults and four children dead this week prompted a reader to wonder why the story drew a distinction between biological and adopted children.
From cuts at the CBC to an averted strike at The Globe and Mail and a Canadian journalist imprisoned in Egypt for seven years, a lot happened while J-Source was on summer hiatus. Here’s a recap of all the major news you might have missed.
As with many errors, especially with all-too-frequent mistakes with names, it comes down to a failure to verify and to double-check. Every name, photograph and illustration should be checked, writes The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead.
A complainant was dissatisifed with the amount of reporting on a fundraising effort.
Comme les écoles d’ingénieur sont des creusets pour bien des innovations et des brevets, les écoles de journalisme doivent devenir des incubateurs pour une nouvelle industrie médiatique innovante et numérique au Canada. Ce rôle est nécessaire et les États-Unis l’ont bien compris: il suffit pour s’en convaincre de regarder du côté de la City University…
CBC world affairs correspondent Rick MacInnes-Rae is retiring after 37 years with the public broadcaster.
Proskow will replace Robin Stickley when she returns to Vancouver to anchor Early News on Global BC in August.
The University of Ottawa suspended admissions to its journalism program following a critical report. Now, it has developed a new program focused on bilingualism and digital skills. But that doesn’t help current students in the discredited program, says frustrated student Michael Robinson.
Au département de journalisme de Concordia, nous considérons la pertinence de nous positionner clairement en faveur ou non des stages non rémunérés. Comme c’est le cas parmi les journalistes, les universitaires sont déchirés sur cette question, certains se demandant si le fait que les écoles et les départements de journalisme acceptent d’afficher les annonces proposant…