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.
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CBC Ombudsman: No diatribes here please
CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin agrees that the use of the word diatribe in a recent story was wrong, but believes disciplining those who were responsible goes too far.
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Star public editor: How should Star write about the diversity of Toronto
The term ‘non-white’ is offensive and should not be used in the Toronto Star but what is an acceptable alternative?
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Globe public editor: Sorry, but this brain-teaser was impossible to solve
The Globe and Mail published an impossible crossword Saturday morning. Public editor Sylvia Stead responds.
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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.