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True crime’s influence on an era of internet sleuths raises ethical concerns
In a genre constantly questioned for its ethics, how should people go about being respectful consumers? -
Zooming in on access to justice
Gains made in broadcasting proceedings online during the pandemic mean it’s time to revisit conventions about court restrictions on journalists -
IndigiNews is creating resources to help newsrooms better cover Indigenous trauma
Kelsie Kilawna on self-location, safety plans and harm reduction -
Photographing beyond ‘needle-in-puddle’
With so many crises making news these days, we see a rise in harmful imagery. A journalist considers the result -
Field notes from the university mental health crisis
At two Ontario campus newspapers, identifying the gaps in mental-health support comes with a toll on the reporters themselves -
With the N-word used frequently across Quebec media, CABJ and CJOC are calling for a ban on the slur. Are French newsrooms listening?
Whether or not news leaders’ responses to accounts of systemic racism at English media organizations have been sincere or proactive, a review of French coverage and stated policies suggests Quebec is behind the starting line -
The ethics of reporting on incels
Six key strategies for effective and responsible journalism -
Here’s what the National NewsMedia Council decided in July
The ethics board responded to complaints regarding a Toronto Sun front page headline and another that concerned identifying information in a Canadian Press news article -
Here’s what the National NewsMedia Council decided in June
The ethics board issued decisions in June on four complaints, all of which were dismissed or found to have been appropriately addressed. They included dismissal of complaints that a Toronto Star column showed “bias against white people,” the accuracy of a term used in a Toronto Sun opinion column and two against two respective newspapers in Kamloops, B.C. -
There’s still something missing in debates around covering mass violence in Canada
Journalists agree that they have to avoid glorifying perpetrators in news reporting. But gaps in best practices continue to appear in coverage
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