Category / Policy
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Globe public editor: Reporting on federal leaders is a tricky balancing act
Was it fair for the Globe and Mail to run a major piece on Liberal leader Justine Trudeau so close to voting day?
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Secret negotiations trading away CBC
The Conservative government is taking part in secret international trade talks that could threaten the future of CBC.
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Profiling politicians with first-person narratives in David Macfarlane’s “Inside the Head”
A writer’s letter to himself as a story format becomes an extended metaphor for the media and general public’s perceptions of former Ontario premier Mike Harris
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Wade Rowland on the Senate’s CBC report
We spoke to the York University communication studies professor and former CBC manager about the report and his upcoming book on the history of public broadcasting in Canada.
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Race affects how media cover Canadian political candidates
University of Toronto professor’s book-length study examines how race factors into news stories about politicians and political candidates.
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New ad campaign makes case for journalism
Until September, readers of the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Postmedia and more may notice ads telling them about how the reporting they’re consuming is made—and why it’s important.
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Profiling Evan Solomon for the Ryerson Review of Journalism
Simon Bredin’s profile of the Power & Politics host charts a transformation from a brash magazine editor to someone who is very much a creature of television.
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The one element missing from Alberta’s election debate
In an election where one of the most important issues is government accountability, there has been surprisingly little discussion about reforming FOI law.
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Invisible Lines: Why are there are so few female political cartoonists in Canada?
To the extent that there are jobs left in the political cartooning field, the majority still belong to men.
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The Unknowable Country: The obvious detail missing from most reports about private member’s bills
When reporting on private member’s bills, news outlets don’t always inform their audiences of the obvious: they rarely become law.