Category / Ethics
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Guess which Toronto newspaper….
Not-a-lot-of-skill-testing question: which “local newspaper” does the Toronto Star mean when it reports: “Two and a half hours earlier, Ford was hosting a news conference to explain why it appeared he had not told the truth to a local… -
How do you say mea culpa, 140 characters at a time?
In which Ivor Shapiro, an old-dog reporter who just happens to be J-Source's Ethics editor, explains how he learned, first-hand, that the new tricks of real-time reporting can be perilous. As a penance for the journalist's first sin of not… -
McIntosh decision: cork the champagne, but uncap a beer
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… -
Alternative journalism: from slur to Pulitzer
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? Cecil Rosner… -
An open letter about the CAJ
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,… -
Deadly images
Conflict photographers explain their thinking behind their iconic shots in “The Shooting War,” a powerful photographic essay on the Foreign Policy web site. Deborah Jones… -
Broadcasters criticized by gay rights group
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,… -
Reports of Lightfoot death greatly exaggerated
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. Dale Bass… -
Olympic win: not the Globe and Mail’s shining hour
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. Deborah Jones…
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