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CBC Ombudsman: Context Matters—Sometimes you have to look at the big picture

By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant, Carman Miller objected to a reference that it’s hard to spot Canadian flags in Quebec. He thought it was inaccurate and amounted to Quebec…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: Credentials must always be checked

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Brunswick News Ombudswoman: Heed the rational voices, not the angriest and loudest ones

It’s human nature to sometimes want vengeance, but that doesn’t make it a desirable remedy.
Globe and Mail Public Editor: ‘Worst mass shooting’ in U.S. history

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CBC Ombudsman: Who said that? The use of paraphrase and direct quotes

By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman The complainant, Greg Hunter, was suspicious of statements attributed to the Syrian government and to Vladimir Putin. He thought it unlikely they had actually said what Carol…
CBC Ombudsman: Trump and the Republican Party

By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman The complainant, Steve Cherry thought it inappropriate for Neil Macdonald to refer to creationism as superstition in a column he wrote about challenges facing the Republican policy…
Toronto Star Public Editor: When a private tragedy becomes a public spectacle

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CBC Ombudsman: Balancing Act

By Esther Enkin for the CBC The complainant Silvana Goldemberg thought a strong statement from a filmmaker about one of the messages of his documentary needed to be balanced with an opposing…
Globe and Mail Public Editor: We need to talk about The Donald

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Looking back, looking ahead

By Patricia W. Elliott, Editor-in-Chief Becoming J-Source’s fourth editor-in-chief is an honour that comes with big shoes to fill. On May 26, Janice Neil (editor-in-chief #2) and I sat in a booth…

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