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  • The burning of Rome: Detail from the cover of E.T. Paull's The Burning of Rome sheet music. Wikicommons

    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…
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    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…
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    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

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    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.

  • Sun and Province need their own clear identities — and better editing. Photo courtesy of Phillip Jeffrey/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

  • The tweet Erin Moore sent Ezra Levant. Screenshot by J-Source.

    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.

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    CBC Ombudsman: Assuring Accuracy

    Time pressure is a daily reality of journalism. A complaint is an illustration of the cost.

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    Toronto Star Public Editor: When you were the editor

    Almost 11,700 Toronto Star readers participated in the 2016 You be the Editor challenge.

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