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  • Fake news, or fabricated content deceptively presented as real news, has garnered a lot of interest since the U.S. presidential election last fall. Photo courtesy of Evgeny Belikov/CC BY 2.0.

    The real consequences of fake news

    Fake news, or fabricated content deceptively presented as real news, has garnered a lot of interest since the U.S. presidential election last fall. Continue Reading The real consequences of fake news

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    Dude, where’s my car?

    As the way journalists get around changes, so does the way we tell stories. Continue Reading Dude, where’s my car?

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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

  • The Globe and Mail’s Unfounded series about how police handle sexual assault allegations is an example of how the media can lead social change. Photo courtesy of The Conversation Canada/CC BY-SA 4.0.

    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

  • Star Touch is exactly why the feds need to leave the news business to its death throes. Screenshot by J-Source.

    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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