Tag / investigative reporting
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A journalist’s take on reporting with unreliable narrators
What investigating gambling taught me about accurately bridging gaps between perception and reality Continue Reading A journalist’s take on reporting with unreliable narrators
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Going undercover justified by compelling public interest
Toronto Star reporter Sara Mojtehedzadeh explains why she went undercover to tell the stories of temp workers. Continue Reading Going undercover justified by compelling public interest
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Big stories from small places
Small newsrooms are filling important investigative gaps – but it isn’t easy. Continue Reading Big stories from small places
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Stronger together: How journalists can collaborate
Joint investigations have demonstrated the potential of working together for the greater good. Continue Reading Stronger together: How journalists can collaborate
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Not fake news
Mainstream media can still effect social change. Continue Reading Not fake news
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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.
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![Canada's English-language ombuds and public editors. From left: Esther Enkin, ombudsman for the CBC; Patricia Graham, ombudswoman for Brunswick News; Sylvia Stead, public editor for The Globe and Mail; Kathy English, public editor for the Toronto Star. Images courtesy the CBC, Patricia Graham, Sylvia Stead and Kathy English.]()
Are Canadian public editors and ombuds independent enough to do their jobs?
By Jane Gerster In her first column as the Toronto Star’s public editor, Sharon Burnside wryly noted, “Readers will look after the swelled head.” It was March 2005 and she’d held the…
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Globe and Mail Public editor: A banner year for investigative journalism
By Sylvia Stead for the Globe and Mail It has been a banner year for investigative journalism in Canada. Witness the recent spate of awards for work that uncovers malfeasance or shines…
