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Globe public editor: Seven reasons why coverage of Rob Ford will continue

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David Common on why research can make or break your story

CBC’s David Common on how to get your facts straight before an interview.
The Unknowable Country: The feds have never wanted Canadians to understand freedom of information

Jim Bronskill and David McKie’s new book about access to information shouldn’t need to exist.
Memo: CBC editor responds to Canadaland allegations about Amanda Lang

CBC’s editor-in-chief disputes Canadaland allegation that Amanda Lang interfered in RBC coverage.
Jian Ghomeshi and responsible journalism: Should the story have broken sooner?

How the Grant v. Torstar ruling informs editors’ decisions to publish.
Guy Lawson on hockey, fighting and national pride

Lawson’s “Hockey Nights” is a study of national pride as seen through the Flin Flon Bombers.
Great Canadian Literary Journalism

This new series explores the best of literary journalism in Canada.
Star public editor: When you were the editor

Toronto Star readers weigh in on some of the many judgments made in the newsroom.
Book review: Dispatches from the Front brings a legendary war reporter to life

New biography of Matthew Halton is “scrupulously even-handed.”
Globe public editor: Why The Globe didn’t publish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons

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