Like most media organizations, CBC News has a policy that it is only in exceptional circumstances that a story is removed from the web site. The rationale is that it can distort the public record when material is selectively deleted, writes CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.
Two recent high-profile court cases involving journalists are likely to evoke quite different responses from you as a reader, writes The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead.
Canadian media ethicist Stephen Ward has launched a new website, Media Morals, that will explore journalism ethics in global media world.
In an effort to combat declining enrollment, Concordia University is considering a graduate program aimed at training students to report for international NGOs. Education columnist Janice Tibbetts asks if that’s wise.
The Middle East is a complex, complicated and very sensitive part of the world for news coverage. So news media must be careful to get the facts right and be cognizant of balance at all times, writes the Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead.
The complainant, Marke Kilkie, felt that a news story about mass killer Elliot Rodger made it sound that the fact he had Asperger’s Syndrome was partly a cause for his murder spree. In the wake of these horrible events, the reporting should be much more careful about the use of these details about mental and…
On ne compte pas les ex-journalistes qui sont devenus enseignants au Cégep ou chargés de cours voire professeurs à l’université. Une reconversion qu’ils expliquent souvent par la volonté de transmettre leur expérience aux futures générations et d’être plus dans réflexion que dans l’action permanente.
If local media are such an integral part of small and rural communities, why aren't communities supporting them? Mike Davies talks to western Canadian news leaders about community journalism.
When tragedy occurs, journalists can’t step back. They should find and tell the stories, while making empathy and the interests of the community their compass, writes Brunswick News ombudswoman Patricia Graham.
Did the Toronto Star cross an ethical line in reporting information from confidential sources with inside information about Mayor Rob Ford's rehab stint?