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Globe and Mail Public Editor: Knowing about local communities is important right of the public
Authorities instinctively put a positive spin on everything and avoid talking about painful problems, but the journalist’s instinct is to pick at that scab. Continue Reading Globe and Mail Public Editor: Knowing about local communities is important right of the public
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CBC Ombudsman: Balancing a live phone-in. It’s not so simple.
The complainant asked if there was censorship at work when he was told there were already Chris Alexander supporters on line when he called the Ontario Noon phone-in. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsman: Balancing a live phone-in. It’s not so simple.
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CBC Ombudsman: Pictures vs. Words
The complainant had concerns about a bar graph in an article explaining how to follow election results on the CBC news site on B.C. election day. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsman: Pictures vs. Words
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The New York Times’ campaign to conquer Canada
Partly, it’s envy. But it’s also part of a plan to become the world’s newspaper of record. Continue Reading The New York Times’ campaign to conquer Canada
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CBC Ombudsman: Covering Syria
The complainant thought the Power & Politics treatment of events in Syria was too one-sided. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsman: Covering Syria
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Not fake news
Mainstream media can still effect social change. Continue Reading Not fake news
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CBC Ombudsman: Fair Edits – What gets published has to reflect what happened
The complainant was present in the House of Commons 35 years ago when a female MP got up to ask a question about violence against women. Continue Reading CBC Ombudsman: Fair Edits – What gets published has to reflect what happened
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What the failure of Star Touch teaches us about a media bailout
Star Touch is exactly why the feds need to leave the news business to its death throes. Continue Reading What the failure of Star Touch teaches us about a media bailout
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It’s time to start The Conversation in Canada
By Mary-Lynn Young and Alfred Hermida for The Conversation Canada The launch of The Conversation Canada is an opportunity to contribute to the quality of explanatory journalism in this country — and the promise… -
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CBC Ombudsman: The “f” word — A threshold for its use in news
By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Curtis Hopkins, thought swearing on an online video of an eyewitness recording of a bus billowing smoke was in violation of policy. The video was…
