“As a journalist, you’re not a juror.” Betty Ann Adam on court reporting
The StarPhoenix reporter on 10 years of covering murder trials and court inquiries.
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How 16 daring women changed the face of Canadian journalism
As the first female sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune in the 1980s, I considered myself a pioneer. Then I discovered that a woman sportswriter had worked for The Globe and Mail in the 1930s.
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What story do we really want to be told about Canadian government?
Two recent books on the Harper administration come up with somewhat different answers to that question.
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What every journalist should know about covering poverty and health
Low income limits an individual’s opportunity to achieve their full health potential because it limits choices.
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CBC Ombudsman: Everest College: It’s not one for all and all for one; criticism of one college doesn’t tarnish them all
The CBC ombudsman addresses concerns of a “drive-by-smear campaign” on Everest College.
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Around the world weekly: March 23 to March 27
A look some of the stories Canadian media covered the week of March 23 to March 27.
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Globe public editor: Why journalism must be careful about health and gender
Globe public editor Sylvia Stead discusses the need for journalists to be vigilant in their choice of language, words and labels.
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“Just keep writing.” Lessons from a journalist turned book author
How journalist and former Canadian Geographic editor Dan Rubinstein made the leap from 5,000-word features to a book-length project.
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CBC announces 244 national cuts: A timeline
Earlier today the CBC announced a total of 244 cuts would be made to its newsrooms nationally, in an ongoing series of cutbacks that had been announced in 2014.
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CBC Ombudsman: Climate heat: Disputing the cause of climate change
CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin points out that to provide dubious scientific information as a balance to satisfy people who reject the judgment of most scientific organizations and credible client scientists was false equivalence