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17 Jun

Brunswick News ombudswoman: How letters to the editor are picked

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Patricia Graham_7.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Patricia Graham, Brunswick News ombudswoman</strong></p><p>I recently saw a video on social media in which an unidentified gentleman was complaining that his letters to the editor at a Brunswick News newspaper were subject to a word limit while commentary pieces were permitted to be much longer.</p>

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17 Jun

Globe public editor: Publishing Lac-Mégantic ‘perp walk’ photo does not endorse the practice

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Stead_23.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Recently, The Globe’s front page showed three men who have been charged in the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy walking in handcuffs and single file to the courthouse.</p>

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17 Jun

CBC ombudsman: You can’t report what you don’t know but you can tell the public you don’t know it

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Esther_13.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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17 Jun

Ontario Press Council upholds complaint against Windsor Star

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Windsor Star_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Illustration courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p>Ontario Press Council Decision </p><p><strong>Matter Regarding</strong>:  Tunks vs Windsor Star<em>- </em>Article entitled<em>:  Man convicted of running marijuana ‘factory’</em>, by Sarah Sacheli, published January 30, 2014 (2014-06)</p><p><strong><u>Decision:</u></strong></p>

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17 Jun

Edmonton Journal picks up seven awards at the Society for Features Journalism

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Edmonton Journal building small 2.jpg" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Alex Midgal</em></p><p>The <em>Edmonton Journal</em> won seven awards at the Society for Features Journalism awards.</p><p>Jana Pruden, a crime reporter at the <em>Journal</em>, won first prizes for narrative writing and feature speciality writing portfolio, while staff reporter Fish Griwkowsky won the third prize in the latter category.</p>

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16 Jun

Toronto Star, union compromise on digital hires

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Toronto Star newsroom_1.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Michelle-Andrea Girouard<strong> </strong></em></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p>

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16 Jun

Union bulletin on Toronto Star digital hires

<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"> </p><p>Read the union bulletin on <em>Toronto Star</em>'s digital hires:</p>

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16 Jun

Brunswick News ombudswoman: Should newspapers cover suicide?

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Patricia Graham_5.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, ombudswoman for Brunswick News Inc.</strong></p>

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16 Jun

Globe public editor: When should a person’s age be included in an article?

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Sylvia Stead_12.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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16 Jun

CBC ombudsman: One sign one time is not bias

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Esther Enkin_12.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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