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Vice Canada’s ongoing legal case is about bigger issues in Canadian journalism

By Kat Eschner Third-party intervenors in yesterday’s appeal by Ben Makuch and Vice Canada provided broader context into the importance and dangers of this case. Vice Canada and Ben Makuch’s lawyer Iain MacKinnon argued that forcing the national security reporter to give up records of his Kik messenger chats with alleged ISIS member Farah Mohamed…
Ten ways to build a new Canadian media ecosystem

By David Beers and Robyn Smith “Ailing,” “beleaguered” and “being murdered” — according to its own headlines, 2016 was a rough year for journalism in Canada. Entering 2017, it shows no signs of recovery. Legacy media are still struggling with the digital transition. Advertising dollars are all but gone, sucked up by American web platforms…
Must journalists fiddle while democracy burns?

By Robert Sutton The broad mandate of the Public Policy Forum’s report, The Shattered Mirror, was not ultimately to defend any particular mode of news delivery, but to evaluate the risks to Canadian democracy if the delivery of news continues its current decline. Sadly, within days of the report’s Jan. 26 release, discussion has devolved to one…
CBC Ombudsman: Interpreting Perspectives

By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Hans Dekkers, thought that any discussion of the Middle East peace process must mention that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas do not recognize Israel’s right to exist, even when the article is an Opinion piece. In presenting opinion, the writer gets to frame the argument. Lack of this…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: Trump, truth and the journalistic endeavour: The Globe’s readers weigh in

It’s a new world of journalism. It’s time for journalists to rethink how they work. The Globe’s readers have said what they want to see
Toronto Star Public Editor: What’s the public interest in the future of Canadian media?

A new report from the Public Policy Forum takes on the future of media business in 21st century digital Canada.
A nine-step plan to fix the Vancouver Sun and Province

It’s not too late to save the city’s dailies from a grim fate — here’s how.
CBC Ombudsman: The sober business of news

The complainant objected to the host and panelists on Sunday Talk drinking on air during the New Year’s day programme.
CBC Ombudsman: Emotional Reporting

The complainant thought an interview with a World War II vet during a live Remembrance Day special was exploitive and inappropriate.
Ezra Levant trolled me for taking my seven-year-old son to see Justin Trudeau

If we give in to fiction instead of fact, and vitriol instead of verification, we all lose.