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J-Source is pleased to include Patricia Graham's columns as ombudswoman of Brunswick News in the Watchogs section. 

When is a suburb not a suburb? Can an adjacent city also be a suburb? Does it matter if the region is more suburban than urban? Does it matter if it is right next door to a major city?

If endorsements—or in this case, an un-endorsement—are off-limits for media unions, then it’s only fair we ask why newspaper editorial boards still endorse parties, writes Ishmael N. Daro.

Do media outlets have a civic duty to relay information in a public emergency and lower their paywalls? Or should readers always pay for journalism? In this case, Kyle Brown says Brunswick News hurt its reputation by not lowering its paywall. 

It is important that CBC continue to provide a range of perspectives and views and experiences, writes CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin. 

New transparency calls for Toronto Star to reopen newsroom debate about when to tell readers a mistake is “due to an editing error,” writes public editor Kathy English. 

CBC Management has indicated that they are working on bringing more voices to programming to balance business commentator Kevin O'Leary, and CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin strongly suggests they do so soon.

There’s a real science to writing click-bait headlines and its hold on audiences should not be undermined. But assessing success by measuring audiences leads to chasing clicks and that is a downward spiral into the online abyss of celebrity culture, consumerism, sports, trends and the occasional real news item, most typically something shocking and tragic,…

The choice of language matters, writes The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead. 

Kathy English, the public editor of the Toronto Star,  think it’s worth considering whether the Star might be more liberal with its use of some accents.