Category / Ethics
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State regulation of journalism is a dangerous idea: Montreal Gazette column
Quebec Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre's heart may have been in the right place when she endorsed the Payette report and all that it implies, writes Klaus Pohle in the Montreal Gazette, but there are still a number of reasons… -
CBC Ombud talks balance in latest review
CBC Ombudsman Kirk LaPointe has released a new review in response to a complaint that a series of late June Sunday Edition segments on the police handling of the G20 protests were unbalanced and anti-police.… -
Commenting on the dead: all in the timing?
When Christie Blatchford came under fire for critiquing Jack Layton’s letter to Canadians on the day of his death, the question became: how much should taste, and sensitivities of timing, encumber opinion journalism? J-Source's Ivor Shapiro thinks there’s another question:… -
Tabloid journalism and crime reporting
Romayne Smith Fullerton and Maggie Jones Patterson take a look at how the European tabloids report on crime. This tell-all reporting style can ruin lives and reputations. Does journalism that's not done solely to sell papers ultimately win people’s support? … -
Why transparency is not enough: The Case of Mr. Mike
Are bloggers journalists? Can insiders be outsiders? Ira Basen confronts some long-debated questions using the case of Mike Arrington, the Silicon Valley lawyer and entrepreneur who started the blog TechCrunch. This article originally appeared on the Center for Journalism Ethics … -
Five new CBC Ombudsman reports released
Kirk LaPointe has been busy. The CBC Ombudsman has recently released five new reports. You can download and read them in full from the CBC Ombudsman website, but here are some summaries.… -
AP warns staff about tweeting opinions on news stories
Tom Kent's memo is clear: Tweeting opinions on issues in the news is a definite no-no. … -
Hacked phones scandal shows needs for journo accountability: Globe editorial
The most recent edition to the years-long hacked phones scandal in the United Kingdom shows the need for greater accountability in news everywhere, argues today’ editorial in The Globe and Mail.… -
Dutch hyperlocal pushes envelope in mixed-zone editorial/commercial content
In just one year, Bart Brouwers has grown Dutch hyperlocal Dichtbij’s (meaning “close by” or “close to me”) website network to 85 communities from just three. It’s been fast, he told European Centre of Journalism reporter Alexandru-Brdu Ulmanu, but the… -
Police chief slams media’s decision to broadcast officer’s SOS call; files complaint
By now, you’ve probably read, or heard, Const. Garrett Style’s SOS call. Many media outlets (the Toronto Star, Canadian Press, CBC, CTV News…) made the decision last week to print, or broadcast, all or part of the dying officer’s radio…
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