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John Stackhouse’s “Mass Disruption” asks whether journalism will ever be the same

Former Globe and Mail editor’s book takes a hard look at journalism but doesn’t address the survival of the big media companies.
The untimely end to my T.V. career

Broadcaster Mark Hebscher recalls the last day at CHCH news, when staff found out they were being fired.
Globe public editor: Why The Globe has to be shown the errors of its way

The volume of copy published is rising but the number of mistakes is actually down.
Toronto Star public editor: A mistake that travelled around the world and back again

Refugees to Canada do not get more government funds than do our senior citizens. That is an urban myth that originated with a mistake in a 2004 Toronto Star letter to the…
Brunswick News ombudswoman: Community spurred series on intimate partner violence

Mike Landry’s just-completed series on intimate partner violence in New Brunswick has shone a bright light on one of this community’s poorly understood and costly secrets.
“We stand by the choice made by Sean Eckford”: CAJ

Canadian Association of Journalists sends letter to Vista Radio encouraging company to come up with a policy that encourages editorial independence.
Globe public editor: Readers question relevance of Trudeau nannies story

It’s the duty of all journalists to hold politicians to account for the things they say and do.
Toronto Star public editor: He digs for information in the public interest

Ottawa public interest researcher Ken Rubin will receive inaugural investigative award from Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.
Globe public editor: A ‘mastermind’ can be a criminal or a terrorist, too

By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail What’s in a word? More than it may seem. Journalists are constantly reminded that their audience cares greatly about how stories are told. For…
Toronto Star public editor: Talking terror: What’s in a name?

Why is the media inconsistent in naming the terror group that attacked Paris?