Hamilton Spectator finds new audience with podcast
Covering Diane, a podcast produced by the Hamilton Spectator, looks at a murder case that happened over 30 years ago. Continue Reading Hamilton Spectator finds new audience with podcast
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Reporting on the trail of a possible serial killer
Reporters who have been tracking multiple disappearances of Toronto men in recent years say much needs to be done to hold authorities to account. Continue Reading Reporting on the trail of a possible serial killer
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How crime reporting ethics shift through cultures
Journalists around the world make the mistake of assuming that their journalistic ethical approaches are the best – or only – standards. Continue Reading How crime reporting ethics shift through cultures
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Graphic content: When is it worth airing?
By Olivia Chandler, Katerina Georgieva, Gregory Furgala and Kieran Delamont On the morning of November 1, 2016, a young male entered Abbotsford Senior Secondary School in British Columbia and stabbed two teenagers at random. A bystander caught the incident on video, which showed one victim on the ground, trying to wrestle the suspect off of…
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Globe and Mail Public Editor: Thank you, readers, for suggesting we look at solitary confinement
By Sylvia Stead for The Globe and Mail In June, I asked readers what issues they felt should go under the media microscope. The Globe and Mail had been honoured for its work on military men and women suffering from post-traumatic stress and from its coverage of indigenous women, but there is always much more to do.…
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Reporters need to dig deeper into crime maps to tell the whole story
New research finds that crime maps released by Canadian police forces only paints a partial picture of what is happening.