Alberta’s journalists have to advocate for improved freedom of information laws
Alberta, along with New Brunswick and the federal government, has been ranked as having the worst freedom of information law in the country.
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Star public editor: the shades of grey of journalism ethics
The ‘Build Your Own’ ethics project is an important new initiative of the Online News Association.
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Globe public editor: New press council gives media accountability a boost
The creation of the National Newsmedia Council gives the public another option to have complaints redressed.
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Considering the prison problem in Marian Botsford Fraser’s “Life on the Instalment Plan”
This 2010 Walrus feature uses limited sources to tell a story that’s deeply personal and a microcosm of the larger issues besetting Correctional Services Canada.
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Some advice for parents of a j-school student
There’s a question we hear from parents and their teens considering enrolling in our program that reflects a broader perception in society: “Isn’t journalism dying?”
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Globe Public Editor: Meet a tireless reader who keeps The Globe on its toes
I hear from my share (okay, maybe more than my share) of critical readers, but I also have the distinct pleasure of hearing from some very smart Canadians who love good journalism and expect perfection from The Globe and Mail.
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Star public editor: Catherine Porter, Ezra Levant and journalism standards
What happened at the climate change protest point to a journalistic failure regarding accuracy and fairness.
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“The Canadian broadcasting system is an act of political will.”
C.D. Howe Institute panel debates the future of public broadcasting.
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How to recognize where print still rules
If Canada is truly a country of communities, making journalism sustainable in one community is unlikely to keep it so in another.
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The agony and ecstasy of cycling in Richard Poplak’s “The Pain Principle”
This 2013 Walrus feature is not only a meditation on cycling, but also a snapshot of a cyclist’s life on the brink of breakthrough—just before a doping scandal.