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25 Aug

Star public editor: Disturbing images of James Foley’s beheading spark global debate

<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_41.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>When violence goes viral, when is enough enough?</p></div><div style="clear:none;"><p>How much is too much when brutal, barbaric images are widely available for publication and sharing?</p>

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21 Aug

CBC ombudsman: Make sure viewers know what they are seeing an unverified video

<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_34.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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19 Aug

CBC ombudsman: Can an analyst with a partisan past provide balance?

<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_32.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p><p>SUMMARY</p>

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18 Aug

Star public editor: A case of mistaken identity

<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_37.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p>

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15 Aug

Public editor: Globe stories on suicide show restraint

<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_29.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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13 Aug

Globe public editor: Coverage should treat suicide as a public health issue

<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_28.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Every suicide is a tragedy. It shows how hard life can be for some people, how much they struggle with finding joy and happiness and how unrelenting mental illness can be. And it causes a great deal of pain to many people who loved that person and tried to help.</p>

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11 Aug

Ombudswoman: Brunswick News needs more female voices

<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_11.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Patricia Graham, Brunswick News ombudswoman</strong></p><p>The timing was serendipitous. In late June, three university professors published a research paper titled “Where are the Women? The Presence of Female Columnists in U.S. Opinion Pages”. The answer was neither unusual nor unfamiliar: they are still too few and far between on opinion pages.</p>

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11 Aug

Public editor: Why can’t the Toronto Star interview Omar Khadr?

<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_39.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Kathy English, public editor for the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>Guantanamo’s child is all grown up now, a man imprisoned since the age of 15 and prepared to tell his own story.</p>

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7 Aug

Globe public editor: Crowd estimate depends on your point of view

<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_26.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>So, just how many people were at two recent events in the country? The short answer is, it depends on a rough estimate and who is doing the estimate.</p>

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28 Jul

Star public editor: Is Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell playing politics with the truth?

<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_35.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of <em>The Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>Is Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell playing politics with the truth?</p>

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