“It is a sad time for newspapering in Ontario”: John Honderich
John Honderich opens his Monday column in the Toronto Star with these sage words: "Publishing a newspaper is not only a privilege, it also carries responsibilities."
John Honderich opens his Monday column in the Toronto Star with these sage words: "Publishing a newspaper is not only a privilege, it also carries responsibilities." While freedom of the press is cemented in Canada's Chart of Rights, he adds, it's not licence to do whatever a publisher or editor wants. Honderich then goes on to criticize Sun Media's recent decision to leave the Ontario Press Council.
[node:ad]If you haven't already read the article, you should. The former Star publisher and current Torstar chair does a good job of explaining why Sun Media's move is a sad time for newspapering in Ontario — and an even sadder time for accountability.
