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Globe and Mail Public Editor: Updating The Globe’s Editorial Code of Conduct

We are witnessing a campaign south of the border to diminish journalism. It is tactical: News reporting holds lawmakers and other powerful people accountable for their actions. At the same time, with…
Going undercover justified by compelling public interest

Toronto Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh explains why she went undercover to tell the stories of temp workers. Continue Reading Going undercover justified by compelling public interest
Discourse Media is aiming to raise $1 million in growth capital

Investment campaign aimed at expansion and profitability of Discourse Media. Continue Reading Discourse Media is aiming to raise $1 million in growth capital
Robyn Doolittle, Kim Bolan, to be honoured at 2017 CJFE gala

Elena Milashina, a Russian reporter, will also be honoured with an International Press Freedom Award. Continue Reading Robyn Doolittle, Kim Bolan, to be honoured at 2017 CJFE gala
CBC Ombudsman: The Opioid Crisis

The complainant, Geoffrey Donaldson, considered reporting about an increase in publicly-funded opioid prescriptions in New Brunswick misleading. He did not agree that there is any concern in the increase. He believed that…
Poynter’s Minority Writers’ Workshop reminded me that my voice and perspective matter

Samantha Lui was the only Canadian at the prestigious four day Poynter workshop. Here’s what she learned. Continue Reading Poynter’s Minority Writers’ Workshop reminded me that my voice and perspective matter
What do we mean when we say ‘Solutions Media’?

This year’s Media Democracy Day in Vancouver looks for answers in a range of experiments. Continue Reading What do we mean when we say ‘Solutions Media’?
Globe and Mail Public Editor: A picture can be worth so much more than a mere one thousand words

To say every picture is worth a thousand words sorely underestimates the impact of photojournalism. Think the Vietnam war and what comes to mind? The photo of a girl named Phan Thi…
Big stories from small places

Small newsrooms are filling important investigative gaps – but it isn’t easy. Continue Reading Big stories from small places
Ces petites salles de nouvelles qui enquêtent

Le journalisme d’enquête dans les petites salles de nouvelles, nécessaire pour assurer un contrepoids démocratique plus près du citoyen. Mais est-ce réaliste? Continue Reading Ces petites salles de nouvelles qui enquêtent