Media must be cautious covering individual immigration cases
An increasing number of media coverage of individual immigration law cases tread dangerously close to appeals to emotion—presenting incomplete facts and ideal outcomes.
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Can today’s journalists do their duties?
Industry and economic changes are shaping journalists’ abilities to fulfill journalism’s democratic role.
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Tuesday Tabs: Rolling Stone shakeup and Mark Starowicz says farewell to CBC
News about the news for the week of August 4.
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Profiling politicians with first-person narratives in David Macfarlane’s “Inside the Head”
A writer’s letter to himself as a story format becomes an extended metaphor for the media and general public’s perceptions of former Ontario premier Mike Harris
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CBC Ombudsman: Hard to establish notions of fairness when point of contention is a hashtag
Q listener files complaint over show’s characterization of #GamerGate.
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Star public editor: So what does the public editor do?
The role of public editor represents the Toronto Star’s strong commitment to accountability and transparency.
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Tech startup aims to connect journalists with subject experts faster
Finding sources to comment on stories about specific topics is more time-consuming than most journalists initially realize, says co-founder.
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Media on the move: July 2015, Part 3
Here’s our regular update on the moves, hires and promotions in Canadian journalism for the end of July.
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Cairo court postpones verdict for Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Mohamed Fahmy’s legal saga drawn out further as Egyptian court postpones a much-anticipated verdict in widely denounced trial.
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Memo: Mark Starowicz leaving CBC
“It is with mixed feelings that I am telling you Mark Starowicz’s last day at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is tomorrow.”