• Muskrat Falls hydroelectric dam construction site. CC BY | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.

    Court order threatening arrest of journalist covering Muskrat Falls must be rescinded

    By Duncan Pike for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) strongly condemns the court order threatening journalist Justin Brake with arrest for covering the peaceful occupation of Muskrat Falls in Labrador. The order is a clear violation of freedom of the press and an unacceptable assault on the public’s right to know.…
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    Globe and Mail Public Editor: Evidence suggests Jays game racism story is fair

    By Sylvia Stead for The Globe and Mail I get a lot of passionate e-mails from readers, especially sports fans and political partisans, who have strong feelings about whether a column is fair or a story is accurate. This week, the story that garnered that heat was about the Toronto Blue Jays’ wild card victory…

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    Toronto Star Public Editor: Readers still care about language use

    By Kathy English for the Toronto Star In this age of instant digital news, in which journalism faces revolutionary changes, some things do not change — most notably readers’ expectations of excellence in English language usage. Rarely a day goes by without several Toronto Star readers emailing the public editor’s office to point out spelling,…
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    CBC Ombudsman: Fairness in Ford Nation

    By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Jacqueline Bell, thought that repeated use of the name of one candidate, Michael Ford, and references to the “Ford dynasty” on the day of a municipal by-election to fill the seat formerly held by Rob Ford, violated the need for balance and fair coverage. She was concerned this…
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    Seizure of Journal de Montreal reporter’s computer shows need for shield laws

    By Thomas Rose, Law Editor A journalist in Montreal is anxiously awaiting a decision by a Quebec judge as to whether police will be allowed to rummage through his computer, which was seized earlier this month. Michael Nguyen is a justice reporter at the Journal de Montreal.  Last June he broke a story alleging provincial…
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    CBC Ombudsman: Quoting in Context – Editing interviews accurately

    By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Frank Ramagnano, President of the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, said he was unfairly quoted in a story about a female firefighter’s harassment and search for redress. He and other firefighters who wrote thought the story was unfair and condemned the whole fire service. There was no violation…