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Toronto Star Public Editor: There’s no need for ‘false balance’ in news reports

Canada’s National NewsMedia Council affirms vital principles in dismissing complaint about New York Times climate change report.
Looking beyond philanthrojournalism

We need more than the kindness of strangers to support Canadian journalism
Finding innovation in a coffee and a morning newspaper

A big part of launching a new and original product is first convincing people you’re capable of having innovative ideas.
Anti-TPP day of action highlights threat to journalism

It’s part of a massive campaign against the TPP in North America, led north of the border by CWA Canada.
CBC Ombudsman: A boycott is a boycott—The Greens and BDS

The complainant thought it was wrong to refer to the result of the BDS resolution passed at the Green Party Convention as “supporting a movement boycotting Israel.”
Globe and Mail Public Editor: At The Globe, Dr. doesn’t just mean medical doctors

The Globe style guide has clear rules for honorifics, but errors are sometimes repeated and compounded.
News media’s rush to be first can have real consequences

Is that what led to the decision to publish a problematic article citing a so-called ‘study’ of Canadian mosques and Islamic schools that was first presented to readers without any reality checks?
Behind the scenes of an historic photo

This is the first time so many black women working in media have come together in the same space for one photo.
CBC Ombudsman: News, defined and refined

The complainant asked a very good question: What’s appropriate for a newscast?
When News Organizations Say “No Comment”

While comments have become an all-too frequent swamp of racism, misogyny and general weirdness, dispensing with them may not be in the best interests of news organizations.