Desmond Cole’s decision to leave the Toronto Star suggests a double standard on activism
This is a tale of two columnists, and how they were treated very differently by Canada’s largest newspaper.
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To publish or unpublish?
The long-life of news online means we have to consider a lot when deciding to unpublish a story.
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Running the clock on fair response
When you can publish at the push of a button, what constitutes adequate time for fair response?
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Live Blog: Fact, Fiction and Fake News
Liveblog from Sheridan College featuring leaders in Canadian journalism.
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Facebook Faceoff
Active shootings and social media verification.
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Irving vs. Poitras
By Grant Buckler Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is protesting a complaint made by J.D. Irving Co. of New Brunswick against Jacques Poitras, a provincial affairs reporter with CBC in New Brunswick. William McDowell of the Toronto law firm Lenczner Slaght, J.D. Irving’s legal counsel, has written at least two letters to the CBC over…
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Journalists need to consider the ethics of sourcing stories from Facebook
By Krista Simpson For the reporter, Facebook serves a multitude of purposes. It is a place to search for people, to find story ideas and to publicize content. But while the site is both valuable and convenient, reporters still need to hold to journalistic standards of verification and integrity, even when using it in creative…
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Why we need to ‘Use the Right Words’
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor [View the story “Why we need to Use the Right Words” on Storify] H.G. Watson can be reached at hgwatson@j-source.ca or on Twitter.
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Graphic content: When is it worth airing?
By Olivia Chandler, Katerina Georgieva, Gregory Furgala and Kieran Delamont On the morning of November 1, 2016, a young male entered Abbotsford Senior Secondary School in British Columbia and stabbed two teenagers at random. A bystander caught the incident on video, which showed one victim on the ground, trying to wrestle the suspect off of…
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: Journalism needs to focus on accuracy, fairness and independence
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail Words matter, accuracy matters, fairness matters, independence matters. With journalism under attack these days south of the border, journalists need to focus on the basics of the craft and not become defensive to the swirling charges from Donald Trump that they produce “fake news” and are the…