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CBC Ombudsman: The Opioid Crisis

The complainant, Geoffrey Donaldson, considered reporting about an increase in publicly-funded opioid prescriptions in New Brunswick misleading. He did not agree that there is any concern in the increase. He believed that…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: A picture can be worth so much more than a mere one thousand words

To say every picture is worth a thousand words sorely underestimates the impact of photojournalism. Think the Vietnam war and what comes to mind? The photo of a girl named Phan Thi…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Jeopardy! headline a case study on need to clearly label opinion content

Headline presented Alex Trebek’s feelings for big winner as fact, when it was actually the columnist’s own view. Continue Reading Toronto Star Public Editor: Jeopardy! headline a case study on need to clearly label opinion content
CBC Ombudsman: The National

The complainant, Dieter Buse, objected to a Viewpoint segment by Robyn Urback, calling into question Canada’s desire for a seat on the UN security council. He thought it was a one-sided diatribe.…
Toronto Star Public Editor: Who can you really trust for news?

‘As mishaps of misinformation and disasters of disinformation spread through the digital ecosystem, determining who you can trust for news and verified information is more important than ever.’ Continue Reading Toronto Star Public Editor: Who can you really trust for news?
CBC Ombudsman: The Rohingya Story

The complainant, Meer Sahib, thought the phrasing of a reference to the insurgent attacks that sparked the current action against the Rohingya people left the impression that the host of The National…
CBC Ombudsman: Speculation as reporting – Proceed with caution

The complainant, Chuck Erlichman, thought an article about the issue of property rights in relation to the shooting of a young Indigenous man was irresponsible and could fan racist sentiment. The story…
TORONTO STAR PUBLIC EDITOR: Readers need to distinguish news from opinion

The Star must draw clearer distinction between news and opinion. Continue Reading TORONTO STAR PUBLIC EDITOR: Readers need to distinguish news from opinion
CBC Ombudsman: Provocative Opinion

The complainant, Mike McEwan, thought an opinion piece critical of the systematic mistreatment of Aboriginal people was expressed in a way that bordered on “hate speech.” There is a big difference between…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: Decision to publish gay Chechens story made after exhausting ‘all avenues’

Last week a reader wondered, on Twitter, whether stories by John Ibbitson on Canada’s clandestine project to evacuate gay men from Russia to Canada “put gay Chechen refugees (or continuance of the program) at…