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Globe public editor: Seven reasons why coverage of Rob Ford will continue

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David Common on why research can make or break your story

CBC’s David Common on how to get your facts straight before an interview.
The Unknowable Country: The feds have never wanted Canadians to understand freedom of information

Jim Bronskill and David McKie’s new book about access to information shouldn’t need to exist.
Star public editor: When you were the editor

Toronto Star readers weigh in on some of the many judgments made in the newsroom.
Book review: Dispatches from the Front brings a legendary war reporter to life

New biography of Matthew Halton is “scrupulously even-handed.”
Globe public editor: Why The Globe didn’t publish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons

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Globe public editor: Suspect or accused, or just killer?

[[{“fid”:”3130″,”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: 210px; 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 A journalist’s instinct in dealing with crime is to be careful, and…
Star public editor: Can we talk, please, about political correctness run amok?

What is offensive and distasteful to some will be seen as a matter of political correctness to others. It’s all in the way you look at things.
2015 predictions: personalization reaches newsrooms

“No longer will there be a singular front page — instead, each person will see a news mix refined ever so slightly to reflect their region, interests, and habits.”
The fall and rise of the news bundle

“The notifications from news apps that make it onto that lock screen are in prime position to capture attention. The lock screen is the new bundle.”

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