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The federal government has abandoned funding for the World Values Survey—just like it did for the long-form census. Sean Holman reports.  

Are journalists losing their audiences and impact on democratic society? Vancouver journalist and author Arno Kopecky, documentary filmmaker Damien Gillis, veteran Ottawa journalist Mark Bourrie, editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy, and Victoria Times-Colonist…

Osgoode Hall constitutional law professor Jamie Cameron argues that Tom Flanagan’s public shaming over controversial comments on child pornography was a combination of a professional contrarian’s comeuppance and an irresponsible approach to…

When The Globe and Mail paid $10,000 for Rob Ford photos, it may have confused the public interest with what the public may be interested in seeing, writes Langara College journalism instructor…

The Globe and Mail’s new editor-in-chief, David Walmsley, said the newspaper purchased the photos from a self-admitted drug dealer because “there was a requirement for us to be able to prove our…

The Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead says the newspaper did something unprecedented–paying a source $10,000 for a series of photographs showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking what was described by…

Despite delays in getting an adequate response, the Regina magazine is making use of what documents it has obtained.  

CTV News Kitchener is expanding its Sunday evening newscast to a full hour following the cancellation of Provincewide after 29 years. 

Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle, one of three journalists who has seen the infamous video of Rob Ford allegedly smoking crack cocaine, is joining The Globe and Mail. 

Does the national media coverage of the government matter as much as it used to? Join Jennifer Ditchburn, senior parliamentary correspondent for the Ottawa bureau of The Canadian Press, Jason Kenney, Minister…