Tag / Globe and Mail
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Globe and Mail public editor: Breakfast meetings with senator OK under Globe code of conduct
By Sylvia Stead, for the Globe and Mail Last week, an arbitration review of Senate expenses by former Supreme Court justice Ian Binnie cut the amount of disputed expenses owed by 14 senators.…
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Globe and Mail leads NNA nominations with 19
23 of 57 newspapers that submitted work are finalists for the National Newspaper Awards.
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Globe and Mail public editor: Rushing a story is the No. 1 cause of errors in journalism
If there is one thing that is the root cause of most errors in journalism, it is rushing through the details.
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Globe Public Editor: A parliamentary committee to save the news? Good luck with that
By Sylvia Stead, for the Globe and Mail This week in Ottawa, Parliament’s Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage began to study how Canadians “are informed about local and regional experiences” by…
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Globe public editor: Ghomeshi coverage was warranted, necessary
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail The Jian Ghomeshi trial on charges of sexual assault and choking has concluded and we won’t know the verdict until March 24 when Justice…
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As BC vows real estate investigation, the story behind the exposé
By David P. Ball for the Tyee The scandal rattling B.C.’s real estate sector this week started with a single word: “Realtors.” While researching Vancouver home demolitions last year, a builder told…
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Globe public editor: Caution should be exercised in coverage of Zika virus
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail The Zika virus and the health fears have grabbed the attention of the public and the media. While the interest is there, there have…
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Globe public editor: Media hurting but still producing memorable journalism
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail It has been a bad week for journalism: 200 jobs lost in the broadcast and publishing wings of Rogers Media, and the closing of…
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Globe public editor: The perils of relying on anonymous sources
When the source is wrong, the journalist wears the error, Sylvia Stead writes.