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“I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore”

So, you’re angry about the sad state of affairs when it comes to Canadian government PR. Now what?
Wendy Dennis documents the anguish of a seven-year divorce

This 1996 Toronto Life feature ignored journalistic convention. Dennis is not only in the middle of the story, she has a considerable stake in the outcome.
An open letter to government communications professionals

I am working on a story about how public relations is helping to kill Canada’s democracy.
When the yelling stopped: The strange life and shabby death of Sun TV

Sun TV was really only ever about one thing: gaming the system.
Globe public editor: It’s not a poll; it’s just reader feedback

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Globe public editor: If The Globe was perfect, we’d never beg the question

[[{“fid”:”3129″,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fields”:{“format”:”media_original”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:””},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“style”:”height: 258px; width: 180px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-media-original”},”link_text”:null}]]By Sylvia Stead, public editor for the Globe and Mail The headline above was on my column on grammatical mistakes that appeared in Saturday’s…
Book Review: CHEK Republic recounts how an ailing TV station saved itself

Diane Dakers’ book outlines how the Victoria operation became the only employee-owned TV station in North America.
The Unknowable Country: The FOI issues both U.S. and Canada share

From poorly watched propaganda channels to public office-journalist relations, we’ve got a few things in common.
Globe public editor: Egregious grammatical errors caught by Globe readers

Sylvia Stead on the grammatical errors caught by readers of The Globe and Mail.
Star public editor: Democracy depends on great reporting

Great reporters ask why and refuse to be stopped until they have the answers citizens need.

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