Star public editor: When you were the editor
Toronto Star readers weigh in on some of the many judgments made in the newsroom.
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Book review: Dispatches from the Front brings a legendary war reporter to life
New biography of Matthew Halton is “scrupulously even-handed.”
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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?
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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.
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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.”
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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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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.
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Star public editor: Slutwalk and the fact of the art
Artists have licence to disregard facts. Journalists do not.
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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.