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.
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Globe public editor: There was a good reason to hold publication of the Ontario teachers’ payment
Voters were being asked Monday to elect a federal government, not an Ontario government.
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Globe public editor: Election night pressure can lead to small mistakes
Fortunately most of our readers seem to understand that miracle and are gentle pointing out mistakes.
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Spiking Coyne column sent wrong signal
Readers understand columnists have their own opinions. Why don’t owners?
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Conservative endorsements fly in the face of freedom of expression
Newspaper publishers, editors, have a responsibility to protect freedom of expression.
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Toronto Star public editor: Reporting in the Facebook era
Does sending a Facebook message go far enough in trying to reach the subjects of news reports?
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Questions remain about NDP’s FOI platform
It’s not clear if an NDP government would implement all of the information commissioner’s recommendations.
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This week in FOI news: FOI by the numbers and party platforms
How does the Liberal FOI platform stack up? And how many FOI requests are made province by province?
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Election coverage of Islamophobia left wanting
A newsroom lacking in diversity fails to deliver the whole story, while empathy drawn from experience can produce better reporting.