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

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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.”
Globe public editor: How a mistake keeps getting repeated

The Globe public editor explains how an error can slip into a story and be repeated for months with no one noticing.
Star public editor: Slutwalk and the fact of the art

Artists have licence to disregard facts. Journalists do not.
We need to change the culture of journalism, not just what it produces

Conservative attitudes suffocate creative journalism and block needed change in the profession, says columnist Stephen Ward.
Readers still turn to legacy media for credible news online

A study of reddit users’ posts about the Toronto mayoral election shows a preference for old, mainstream news outlets over online and alternative media.
Globe public editor: The Globe exposed thalidomiders’ problems decades ago

Series in 1973 prompted action from the federal government at the time.
Star public editor: Don’t write women out of the picture

Star editorial cartoonist comes under fire for eliminating female lawyers from the courtroom picture.

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