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7 Mar

Letter to the editor: CBC responds to Dan Rowe’s column on Peter Mansbridge

<p><strong>By Jennifer McGuire, general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC</strong></p><p>I was fascinated by Dan Rowe’s post earlier this week on J-Source entitled “<a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-peter-mansbridge%E2%80%99s-capp-speaking-fee-says-about-his-news-judgment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Peter Mansbridge’s CAPP speaking fee says about his news judgment</a>.”</p>

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3 Mar

Steve Paikin: A father’s dilemma

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Steve Paikin.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Steve Paikin, host of <em>The Agenda</em></strong></p><p>After he retired as the Super Bowl-winning quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, Bob Griese became a TV colour commentator, broadcasting US college football games.</p><p>In one game he had to work, the starting quarterback for one of the teams <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Griese" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was his son</a>.</p>

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3 Mar

On the record: Is it really consent without talk of consequences?

<p><strong>By Esther Enkin</strong></p>

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3 Mar

What does informed consent really mean for journalists and their interview subjects?

<p><strong>By Meredith Levine</strong></p><p>I first encountered the literature on informed consent a decade ago when teaching professionalism to McMaster University medical students.</p><p>My interest in the topic was influenced by my experiences as a 13-year-old patient in a teaching hospital before <em>Reibl v Hughes</em>, the landmark 1980 Canadian Supreme Court decision that set the standard for informed consent in health care in this country and around the world.</p>

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3 Mar

CBC ombudsman: Is it acceptable to focus on one side of a story?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Enkin_13_1_37.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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3 Mar

Globe public editor: Why the words we choose matter

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Stead_6_1_1_67.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The words you choose matter, and there were two examples this week that have provoked debate.</p>

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3 Mar

What Peter Mansbridge’s CAPP speaking fee says about his news judgment

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Peter Mansbridge_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Dan Rowe</strong></p>

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3 Mar

Ask a Mentor: Let’s be real—should I bail from my journalism gig for greener pastures?

<p><em>Ask a Mentor is a collaboration between J-Source and the Canadian Association of Journalists. The goal of the section is to provide advice to journalists and journalism students who may not have direct access to a mentor or subject matter expert on a particular topic.</em></p><p><strong>QUESTION</strong>:</p>

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3 Mar

Is reporting on labour issues no longer a ‘sexy’ beat?

<p><strong>By H.G. Watson</strong></p><p>I belong in a museum.</p><p>At least, that's what Rod Mickleburgh, former labour beat reporter for the <em>Vancouver Sun</em> and <em>Province</em>, says as we begin our interview about a beat he covered for close to 16 years, and that I have been assigned to for the past six months. "You're actually a paid labour reporter," he said, with a slightly incredulous chuckle.</p>

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24 Feb

Star public editor: Should getting a message across ever trump accuracy?

<div style="clear:none;"><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_19.JPG" title="" /><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>In expounding on the news as our religion, <a href="http://alaindebotton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">philosopher Alain de Botton</a> suggests that journalism’s commitment to accuracy could, at times, be sacrificed on the altar of some higher purpose of persuasion.</p>

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