When tragedy occurs, journalists can’t step back. They should find and tell the stories, while making empathy and the interests of the community their compass, writes Brunswick News ombudswoman Patricia Graham.
The lack of warning for the use of graphi images in a CBC Calgary story was bad judgement, writes ombudsman Esther Enkin.
Did the Globe’s editor-in-chief really overrule his editorial board’s election endorsement? Not likely, writes former long-time staffer Michael Valpy.
On most days the Toronto Star falls short of producing a newspaper and website that look like the Toronto we see when we walk our streets, says public editor Kathy English.
The Web provides an easy way to read great long-form pieces that are packaged more like a magazine article, writes public editor Sylvia Stead.
CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin found that while a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on The National was not flattering, it was based on an analysis of the facts and it did provide some understanding of his style and why he is supported by many Russians.
Letters that are well written, respect the word count and are timely and topical stand a good chance of being published, writes Brunswick News ombudswoman Patricia Graham.
A Globe editorial simultaneously denounced the display, but we have to report the news, writes public editor Sylvia Stead.
Sometimes it is as important to say what is not known as what is, writes CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.
The Ontario Press Council ruled that including the complainant’s and his wife’s name in an article on the court proceedings of an individual convicted of drug related crimes exposed them to unwanted publicity and possible negative consequences in their careers.