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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.
CBC Ombudsman: Commentary in News

The complainant thought an interview segment with a CBC reporter was “pseudo-commentary” passing as news.
Toronto Star Public Editor: Star apologizes to Toronto-area mosque for publishing wrong and misleading photo

The Baitul Islam mosque has no connection whatsoever to a questionable study linking Canadian mosques to extremism.
CBC Ombudsman: Balance and Opinion – Finding the sweet spot

The complainant considered the an article about a twitter attack on the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign photo opinion and questioned the value and purpose of the story.
Local journalism needs a boost

You can find a flood of information online at any given moment about crime, but if you want to find out about a stabbing in a parking lot in your neighbourhood, you…
CBC Ombudsman: Anti-Semitism and The Left

The complainant thought a column by Neil Macdonald analyzing the response to anti-semitism from left-wing activists was based on a false premise and biased.
Toronto Star Public Editor: What did Ford say? It’s far from clear

While I do believe what Rob Ford said matters to the historical and public record of Ford’s troubled tenure – and to the journalistic record of covering this wild story — I…