The sounds of silence: Postmedia buys Sun Newspaper chain and no one heard a thing
If a newspaper chain falls in the media forest, will anyone hear it?
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In “Both Sides of the Street,” Ian Brown finds a microcosm of a changing city
What might have been a short article about the casualties of gentrification becomes a feature on class, family, isolation and belonging.
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This week in Canadian FOI news
Does an election advertising law in Manitoba go too far? And why is the Harper administration hiding the cost of the country’s combat missions?
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Book Review: Mission Invisible explores race, religion and news after 9/11
Mission Invisible concerns itself with the media representation of Muslim communities immediately after the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
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In science reporting, when does background become baggage?
MLA and climate change scientist Andrew Weaver’s libel victory highlights the important role and challenges for subject-area specialists within journalism.
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What story do we really want to be told about Canadian government?
Two recent books on the Harper administration come up with somewhat different answers to that question.
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CBC Ombudsman: Everest College: It’s not one for all and all for one; criticism of one college doesn’t tarnish them all
The CBC ombudsman addresses concerns of a “drive-by-smear campaign” on Everest College.
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Globe public editor: Why journalism must be careful about health and gender
Globe public editor Sylvia Stead discusses the need for journalists to be vigilant in their choice of language, words and labels.
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CBC Ombudsman: Climate heat: Disputing the cause of climate change
CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin points out that to provide dubious scientific information as a balance to satisfy people who reject the judgment of most scientific organizations and credible client scientists was false equivalence
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Who makes most of Canada’s FOI requests? Not journalists
Access-to-information requests in Canada have increased 391 per cent since 1997—but the media’s share of those requests has remained relatively the same.