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By Kathy English for the Toronto Star In this age of instant digital news, in which journalism faces revolutionary changes, some things do not change — most notably readers’ expectations of excellence in English language usage. Rarely a day goes by without several Toronto Star readers emailing the public editor’s office to point out spelling,…
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The National Post and The Globe—minus Newfoundland and Labrador
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Leila Beaudoin English literature professor Annette Staveley is a well-read woman. She spends the majority of her time engrossed in a publication. But there’s one newspaper that’s never in her home library or office—The Globe and Mail. “We used to pick it up at the gas…
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CBC Ombudsman: Olympic opening colour commentary
The complainant stated that Peter Mansbridge had injected biased and inappropriate comments into his remarks during the opening ceremonies of the Rio games.
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CBC Ombudsman: Fairness in Ford Nation
By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman The complainant, Jacqueline Bell, thought that repeated use of the name of one candidate, Michael Ford, and references to the “Ford dynasty” on the day of a municipal by-election to fill the seat formerly held by Rob Ford, violated the need for balance and fair coverage. She was concerned this… -
Memo: CBC is back in Turkey
The following memo was sent to CBC staff on Oct. 14, 2016, from Greg Reaume, Managing Editor, CBC News Coverage. CBC News is back in Turkey. The temporary bureau we opened in Istanbul nearly two years ago proved so rewarding we are setting up there once again. And who better to have at the helm than correspondent Nil… -
Memo: Agreement reached over Toronto Star newsroom culture review
The following memo was sent to Toronto Star staff on Oct. 14, 2016, by Alan K. Bower, Executive Director, Labour Relations Toronto Star and Star Media Group, and Steve Gjorkes, Unit Chair Unifor Local 87M. Staff: We are pleased to jointly announce an agreement has been reached and signed between the company and the union to… -
New book about investigation of Jian Ghomeshi needs more introspection
Kevin Donovan, Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation. Goose Lane Editions, 2016. 232 pages, $19.95. By Dan Rowe, Books Editor Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation by Toronto Star reporter Kevin Donovan serves, first and foremost, as a reminder, if one is still needed, of accusations of monstrously harassing behavior in Ghomeshi’s personal and professional life.…
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How Matthew Braga finds scoops on the tech beat
By Chelsea Lau For Matthew Braga, technology was just an interest at first. He wanted to know the inner workings of technology and how they worked on a technical level, whether it was smart phones, laptops or video games. It was only when he pursued writing that he combined his love of tech with journalism…
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Radio-Canada fights RCMP attempt to obtain interview materials
By Grant Buckler The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are seeking to obtain never-broadcast excerpts of interviews conducted by Alain Gravel, formerly of the Radio-Canada current affairs program Enquête, concerning alleged corruption at the Canada Revenue Agency. According to a La Presse report, Gravel conducted interviews with Francesco Bertucci, owner of the Montreal employment agency Thomson…









