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28 Aug

Print cancellation is a “dose of reality” for Globe subscribers

<p><strong>By Kelly Toughill, Business of Journalism editor </strong></p><p>Canadian newspapers gave readers a sharp reminder this week that advertisers – not subscribers – still rule the show in print.</p>

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27 Aug

Live blog: Everything you need to know about court reporting in real-time

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26 Aug

Opinion: We Need a Digital-First Curriculum to Teach Modern Journalism

<p><strong>By Cindy Royal, for <em>PBS MediaShift</em></strong></p><p>At the annual meeting of the <a href="http://aejmc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication</a> in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, one panel addressed adding programming skills to the curriculum: “<a href="http://blog.webjournalist.org/2013/08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why All Your Students Must Be Programmers</a>.”</p>

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26 Aug

Toronto Star public editor: Are real names a step toward online civility?

<div style="clear:none;"><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/Kathy English_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Kathy English, <em>Toronto Star</em> public editor</strong></p><p>Would an end to online anonymity mark the dawn of online civility?</p></div><div style="clear:none;"><p>Call me cynical, but I doubt that simply demanding real names in digital discourse would halt the culture of nastiness and bullying that pervades too much of the Internet.</p>

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26 Aug

CBC ombudsman: Inadequate reporting on court case in Whitehorse

<p><em>The CBC's ombudsman Esther Enkin writes an online and radio story on a trial in Whitehourse was extremely brief, and "in its compression, it sacrifices presenting a full picture of what occurred in the trial." She urges CBC news management to ensure reporters assigned to court or the justice beat have adequate training to do their jobs properly.</em></p>

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23 Aug

CBC ombusdman says Marketplace segment on hearing aids needed more info

<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_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin</strong></p>

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23 Aug

CBC ombudsman review of The National television report on Syrian non-intervention

<p><strong>Review from the office of the ombudsman | English Services</strong></p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>The complainant asserted that a CBC Television report on <em>The National</em> suggested a connection between Israeli geopolitics and international non-intervention in Syrian strife. I did not find a violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices.</p>

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22 Aug

Globe public editor: Bradley or Chelsea? How The Globe will refer to Private Manning

<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_0.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of The Globe and Mail</strong></p><p>Thursday morning, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bradley-manning-will-begin-hormone-therapy-to-live-as-a-woman/article13911289/%20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Private Bradley Manning announced</a> that he is a female and wants to live as a woman named Chelsea.</p>

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22 Aug

Globe public editor: A look at why comments are closed on some Rob Ford stories

<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_8.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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22 Aug

Globe public editor: Do readers want just the facts?

<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_6.jpg" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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