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Toronto Star editor: Why we’re offering free digital access to essential coronavirus information

Toronto Star editor Irene Gentle on lifting the paywall on public service coverage
Christie Blatchford Doesn’t Deserve Her Eulogy

Let's tell the truth about Blatchford's toxic legacy
Edward Madojemu on innovation, agency and shared experience in the world of VR

What 360-graphic novels can teach us about non-fiction storytelling
What readers miss out on when newsrooms aren’t diverse

The stories we're told are shaped by those with clout. What about the voices we're not hearing from?
Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review panel report leaves consumers out in the cold

J-Source publisher and co-author of upcoming book ‘The End of the CBC’ breaks down the regulatory recommendations that have industry watchdogs in a tailspin
Tech trends that could change news media in 2020

From 5G to 3D, 360 video, here are some exciting tech developments rife with potential for news content producers
Canadian Media Diversity: Calls to Action

CABJ and CJOC on how to improve media representation and inclusion, now
Trans voices missing in Canadian newsrooms

Hiring of trans journalists, workplace support, self reporting could all help
CBC Ombudsperson: Fuss over fluoride

The complainant, Jack Locke, thought that a story on the World at Six took sides in a running controversy over adding fluoride to drinking water. As a long-time opponent of fluoridation, he found that hard to swallow.
CBC Ombudsperson: Who’s an “observer,” anyway?

The complainant, Justin Stayshyn, said radio coverage of a recent federal byelection not only bought into a conspiracy theory, it presented partisan spin as legitimate analysis. The dispute revolved around what a reporter meant when he attributed an idea to…