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The strongest case for a journalism education is that media companies in the vast majority of cases still ask for journalism graduates from college or university programs, writes columnist Joe Banks.

Loaded language is fair game in an interview when both sides are presented, writes CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.

Do you know the answers to the following facts of geography, history, civics and science? Or would you double-check to make sure you are right?

A complainant was puzzled and concerned when an online story out of Gaza had no details at all about the information in the headline. He rejected the explanation that this was human…

Where is the line between news value and shock value in communicating the horror of James Foley's beheading by Islamic militants?

It would be useful for CBC News to think about ways to help members of the public understand the process used, and give context that enables them to assess what they are…

New Canadian Media founder George Abraham reflects on his project’s first four years and what the future holds for immigrant journalism.

The mystery of the photograph identified in the Star as Great War soldier Pte. Thomas Lawless has now been solved.

While the staff articles showed restraint and said only that Robin Williams died of asphyxia or hanging, unfortunately a Reuters wire story posted by The Globe online included far too much unnecessary…

In the case of Robin Williams’s suicide, it is a very wide tragedy because so many people loved his humour and sense of fun, but also a very wide opportunity for the…