Category / Commentary
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Globe public editor: The Globe’s baby boomer series sparks intergenerational debate
Some readers were offended with the front page of Saturday’s Globe and Mail, but their children saw it in a different perspective
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Toronto Star public editor: Can serious journalism survive?
Veteran journalist John Stackhouse explores the future of serious journalism in a new book that documents the digital disruption of Canadian media in recent decades.
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The first temptation of Trudeau
Will the new PM resist the urge to cultivate secrecy?
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Toronto Star public editor: Crossword lovers cross with Star
Puzzle mess-ups matter to passionate puzzle people as much as the most egregious journalistic errors.
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Globe public editor: Keeping up with the Trudeaus – names and titles
Spelling issues aside, readers question creeping Americanisms in Globe copy about the Liberal Party Leader.
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Globe public editor: A mountain of election coverage that covered all the bases
The 78 days of electioneering spanned three long weekends, and generated a veritable mountain of coverage.
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The high price of secrecy
The B.C. government’s continued efforts to prevent the public from seeing its paperwork is costing millions of dollars each year.
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Reporters need to become scientifically literate
With Dr. Google only a click away, it’s easy to get up to speed on science—but reporters must use caution when reporting on science.
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Toronto Star public editor: Promises, promises: The PM and the press
Why Canada’s new prime minister’s promise of open and transparent government matters to the media and democracy.
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Toronto Star public editor: Ljonny32@gmail.com, who are you really?
An embarrassing apology in the Star underscores the need for journalists to be skeptical when verifying identities of online sources.