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CBC Ombudsman: Deadline vs. Duty—Taking the time to get all sides of the story

The complainant objected to a cbcnews.ca story about a Toronto-area teacher being investigated for part of an address she made at an Al Quds rally.
Globe and Mail Public Editor: Should the Globe fix or ban online comments?

Sylvia Stead argues to keep them but adds: I would advocate tighter rules for certain topics. By Sylvia Stead for The Globe and Mail As a rule, journalists love feedback –…
“Toward 2020” makes the case for better journalism education

The crux of book is that journalism education, as it currently stands, is broken.
Welcome to Canada: Abdirahman Abdi & the selective silence of Canadian leadership

By Jared A. Walker Just a few moments ago I watched the Mothers of the Movement give a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention. To say they were compelling would be a gross understatement. These…
CBC Ombudsman: Climate Change Contrarians

By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Geoffrey Pounder, questioned the value and journalistic purpose of an Ideas programme called “Contrarians”. He said it was dangerous and deceptive to give air time…
CBC Ombudsman: Quebec Nationalism – Criticism isn’t bashing, it’s opinion

By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Will Dubitsky, thought characterising the 1995 Quebec referendum as the “abyss of ethnic nationalism” was Quebec-bashing and tarred all Quebec nationalists as xenophobes. It was…
We need to talk about The Walrus in the room

By Romayne Smith Fullerton, Ethics Editor Some journalists make fun of academics. You know: those who can, do, and those who can’t, teach and research. But we also have another function: we…
CBC Ombudsman: Donald Trump’s Ban on Muslims

By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant, E. Gelb, accused CBC of bias by omission in a story that dealt with Donald Trump’s call for a ban on Muslim immigration. Failure…
CBC Ombudsman: True or False—There aren’t always absolutes

By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant, Stephen Birch, took issue with a Metro Morning interview with Finance Minister Bill Morneau. He said the minister had made a false statement about…
Coming to a Canada near you: BBC, NYTimes & more…

By Phillip Smith It’s a question that many people working in Canada’s media ecosystem must be asking this month: Are foreign publishers simply naive? How can they see an opportunity in a country where…