“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." 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.

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.

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.