Commentary - J-Source

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 view. He referred to Israel as an apartheid state. Balance is achieved over time and the interview was not about Israel. In this…
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 at the Mercury Café in Regina, Sask., sipping coffee and filling in each other’s memory gaps. It was a great conversation, not only…
What comes next for the Canadian Association of Journalists?

At #CAJ16, conference attendees will help guide the course of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
CBC Ombudsman: LNG in British Columbia: Keeping the Debate Balanced

The complainant thought the noon progamme in British Columbia was biased in favour of developing LNG capacity in the province.
Toronto Star Public Editor: The facts on the de facto head of state

Quick Victoria Day quiz: Who is Canada’s head of state? You are not alone if you don’t know.
Toronto Star Public Editor: Homeless deserve their dignity too

Street nurse raises valid questions about journalistic ethics in depicting images of homeless people.
Globe and Mail Public Editor: No reason to give equal time to naturopathy believers

Sylvia Stead writes: To do so would be a false journalistic balance and could endanger public
The good and bad of mobile, social and vertical news

Looking forward to the future of news, Kate Tenenhouse finds it is mobile, social…and vertical.
A time to embrace uncertainty

Ivor Shapiro’s closing remarks at the Journalism Transformations colloquium at Ryerson University on April 28, 2016.