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Canada’s dismal data climate

Missing stats imperil our ability to communicate health risks for the pre-existing global crisis. Here’s what we can learn from coverage of COVID-19 Continue Reading Canada’s dismal data climate
CBC Ombudsperson: Passport Babies

Earlier this year, The Fifth Estate aired a documentary about the industry of birth tourism, in which expectant mothers from abroad pay a fee to brokers, then come to Canada to deliver their baby. Complainant Janet Cleveland called the program “seriously inaccurate and biased”. I disagreed that it was biased, but my review found problems, nonetheless. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsperson: Passport Babies
Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar

There’s a creeping conformity taking place on the web Continue Reading Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar
Challenging our conventions around naming mass shooters

Countries around the world value the public’s right to know. But that principle can look very different place to place Continue Reading Challenging our conventions around naming mass shooters
Popular literature in the age of pandemic threat

What re-reading Camus’s The Plague can tell us about media, literature and social memory in times of crisis Continue Reading Popular literature in the age of pandemic threat
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 Continue Reading Toronto Star editor: Why we’re offering free digital access to essential coronavirus information
What happened to the Toronto Star’s arts section?

As original coverage is increasingly replaced with U.S. wire copy, gaps in local cultural reporting belie a worrying trend Continue Reading What happened to the Toronto Star’s arts section?
Christie Blatchford Doesn’t Deserve Her Eulogy

Let’s tell the truth about Blatchford’s toxic legacy Continue Reading Christie Blatchford Doesn’t Deserve Her Eulogy
Edward Madojemu on innovation, agency and shared experience in the world of VR

What 360-graphic novels can teach us about non-fiction storytelling Continue Reading Edward Madojemu on innovation, agency and shared experience in the world of VR
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? Continue Reading What readers miss out on when newsrooms aren’t diverse