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13 Feb

Mistakes in Globe public editor column

<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_57.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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11 Feb

CBC ombudsman: Polling pitfalls

<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_29_1.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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4 Feb

Globe public editor: Homeopathic and medical advice needs to be balanced

<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_55.JPG" title="" /></p>

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3 Feb

Public Editor: Pennsylvania website plagiarizes from Toronto Star

<p><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_17.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the<em> Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>This is a morality tale about publishing in the digital age: the story of how the work of a <em>Toronto Star</em> reporter was ripped off and published by a rural Pennsylvania news website.</p>

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3 Feb

Globe public editor: The distinction between editorial and advertising should be clear

<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_53.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Recently, the news section included an article on Olympics design. The article was about the design of the Richmond Olympic Oval, built for the Vancouver Games. But a sidebar caused some confusion from a few readers.</p><p>The sidebar included a reference to an app and also to sponsorship by a car company.</p>

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3 Feb

Globe public editor: More irritating grammatical errors

<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_51.JPG" title="" /></p><div><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></div><p>Recently, I wrote about readers’ pet peeves on <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/community/inside-the-globe/public-editor-the-top-five-grammatical-mistakes/article16499837/#dashboard/follows/" title="">grammatical errors</a> and I invited other readers to send me theirs.</p>

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31 Jan

CBC ombudsman: Does an interviewee’s perspective need to be accurate?

<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_35.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC Ombudsman</strong></p>

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31 Jan

Globe public editor: Are names always needed?

<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_49.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The death of so many seniors at the home in L’Isle-Verte is an almost unimaginable tragedy for the entire community and, of course, all of the friends and family members of those who died or are missing.</p>

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30 Jan

Star public editor: Zero tolerance for the manipulation of news photos

<p><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_15.JPG" title="" /></p><div><strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the<em> Toronto Star</em></strong></div><p>In journalism, the truth of images matters every bit as much as the truth of words.</p><p>Just as fabrication is the cardinal sin of those who write the news, manipulating pictures is the zero-tolerance transgression of those who photograph the news.</p>

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30 Jan

Globe public editor: The top five grammatical mistakes

<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_47.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The English language is tough to master – apparently even for those paid to write and edit it. Yes, that means newspaper pros. And readers notice when they get it wrong. They contact me about misplaced homophones, apostrophes and spelling errors.</p>

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