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CBC Ombudsman: Trump and the Republican Party
By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman The complainant, Steve Cherry thought it inappropriate for Neil Macdonald to refer to creationism as superstition in a column he wrote about challenges facing the Republican policy… -
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CBC Ombudsman: Balancing Act
By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant Silvana Goldemberg thought a strong statement from a filmmaker about one of the messages of his documentary needed to be balanced with an opposing… -
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: We need to talk about The Donald
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Looking back, looking ahead
By Patricia W. Elliott, Editor-in-Chief Becoming J-Source’s fourth editor-in-chief is an honour that comes with big shoes to fill. On May 26, Janice Neil (editor-in-chief #2) and I sat in a booth… -
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CBC Ombudsman: LNG in British Columbia: Keeping the Debate Balanced
The complainant thought the noon progamme in British Columbia was biased in favour of developing LNG capacity in the province.
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Toronto Star Public Editor: The facts on the de facto head of state
Quick Victoria Day quiz: Who is Canada’s head of state? You are not alone if you don’t know.
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Toronto Star Public Editor: Homeless deserve their dignity too
Street nurse raises valid questions about journalistic ethics in depicting images of homeless people.
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: No reason to give equal time to naturopathy believers
Sylvia Stead writes: To do so would be a false journalistic balance and could endanger public
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CBC Ombudsman: Service Dogs or Support Dogs: Getting the definition right
The complainant, Andrew Sprague, said that CBC News wrongly identified the status of an emotional support dog that was banned from an Edmonton base.
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Globe and Mail public editor: Breakfast meetings with senator OK under Globe code of conduct
By Sylvia Stead, for the Globe and Mail Last week, an arbitration review of Senate expenses by former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie cut the amount of disputed expenses owed by 14 senators.…
