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CBC Ombudsman: Seeing is Believing

CBC Ottawa ran a story about a programme to match homeless people to rental housing. It documented a case where it went wrong, leaving the landlord with a trashed apartment. The story…
Moose Jaw Independent rises to fill ‘gaping hole’ left after Saskatchewan city’s paper closes

The unconventional website was founded by two friends and is run on the cheap. Continue Reading Moose Jaw Independent rises to fill ‘gaping hole’ left after Saskatchewan city’s paper closes
Michael Cooke leaving the Toronto Star

Michael Cooke, the editor who shepherded the Toronto Star through the mayoralty of Rob Ford and the launch and subsequent closure of its tablet edition, will step down from his post at…
CBC Ombudsman: Reporting the Facts

The complainant, Diane Bederman, objected to a report by Derek Stoffel who was at a protest in Ramallah on the one-hundredth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. She thought that by reporting the…
Four things The Athletic’s editors have learned about building a Canadian audience

The Athletic’s editors have found owning their niche works best in the Canadian market. Continue Reading Four things The Athletic’s editors have learned about building a Canadian audience
How CBC kept viewers connected during the Winter Olympics

Approximately three-quarters of the Canadian public tuned into CBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. Continue Reading How CBC kept viewers connected during the Winter Olympics
CBC’s Carol Off discusses the ethics of source relationships at 2018 Atkinson Lecture

“As soon as we arrive at an event we are covering we have altered its course,” says CBC journalist Carol Off. Continue Reading CBC’s Carol Off discusses the ethics of source relationships at 2018 Atkinson Lecture
National Newspaper Awards nominees announced

Globe and Mail has 18 nominations, leading all entrants. Continue Reading National Newspaper Awards nominees announced
CBC Ombudsman: Reporting Racism

The complainant, David Anderson, thought the emphasis on racism in a National and online look at the plight of Indigenous students who go to Thunder Bay to complete high school was inaccurate…
I am an unpaid HuffPost Canada blogger — and I wouldn’t have it any other way

For Arthur Gallant, HuffPost Canada has provided a platform for his advocacy for mental health issues. Continue Reading I am an unpaid HuffPost Canada blogger — and I wouldn’t have it any other way