The two efforts to improve government transparency you may not have heard about
As B.C. reporters ignore an FOI reform bill, a small Ontario cottage town is making its government emails public.
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Globe public editor: Why headline choices must be driven by news value
The Globe public editor answers a common and important question: Why does the media keep publishing the names of killers and terrorists looking for fame?
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After four years, GoJournalism has stopped going
A reflection on the difficulties of journalism startups, from Sun News Network to OpenFile and others.
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Citizenship, history and First Nations narratives in Dan David’s “All My Relations”
Mohawk writer Dan David weaves personal, political and spiritual history in this 10,000-word piece that reconstructs the context and events of the 1990 Oka Crisis.
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CBC Ombudsman: Safety First
CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin responds to a complaint that a reference to terrorist attacks on Charlie Hebdo was unnecessary in a story about neighbourhood access to a private school playground.
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From private government email accounts to document destruction
A national roundup of the top FOI news this week.
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CBC ombudsman: Heat over the hottest year
CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin discusses climate change reporting and why what reputable agencies, such as NASA and NOAA, have to say is worth discussing.
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Globe public editor: Why there is never an excuse for gender bias in media
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A “right to offend” should be balanced by a “duty to mend”
In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, I and other journalists in Western democracies deplored the violence and defended freedom of expression against terrorism.
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Barbara Moon documents the early, awkward rise of William Shatner’s star
Fifty-seven years on, this pre-James T. Kirk profile has more to offer than when Maclean’s first ran it.