Category / Ethics

After nine years in court, the National Post has been ordered to hand over its Shawinigate document in a Supreme Court ruling that offers mixed results for the protection of sources. The Canadian Press reported the decision means journalists have…

A week after ProPublica accepts one of journalism’s top prizes for a story funded by foundations and universities, Cecil Rosner examines the growing trend of non-profit, non-partisan investigative journalism. Will it be the saviour the industry needs?…

Former board member Deborah Campbell, one of many supporters of the Canadian Association of Journalists who abandoned it in 2004-2005, explains why she left — and why she thinks the CAJ cannot move forward without addressing its past. “L’Affaire Cameron,…

Conflict photographers explain their thinking behind their iconic shots in “The Shooting War,”  a powerful photographic essay on the Foreign Policy web site.…

Broadcasters in Quebec and Australia are in hot water for on-air references to the sexual orientation of Olympic figure skaters. In Canada, a gay rights group wants a public apology from French-language broadcaster over comments about figure skater Johnny Weir,…

How well did social media and journalism perform when some twit reported that Canadian music icon Gordon Lightfoot had died? Not so well, says Dale Bass.…

Should The Globe and Mail tell Canadians what we should think about the Olympics, among other issues, on its front page? Anne McNeilly, former Globe journalist and now journalism professor, thinks not.…

Intrepid reporters who are willing to risk their pay cheques and their media accreditation to take on the IOC and VANOC are out of luck, writes David Eby.…

As a longtime journalist, Harvey Oberfeld wants to see the Vancouver Olympics fairly reported and commented upon. So he needs to be assured the media are not on the take.…

The Winter Olympic Games are more about marketing and corporations than athletes — and journalists should not become part of all the hype and hoopla, argues Jim Van Horne.…