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17 Jul

CBC ombudsman: Maintaining the record vs the right to be forgotten

<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_20.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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17 Jul

Globe public editor: One convicted journalist is guilty, others are not

<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_18.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor for <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>Two recent high-profile court cases involving journalists are likely to evoke quite different responses from you as a reader.</p>

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16 Jul

Globe public editor: Headlines are hard to write, but they must be precise

<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_16.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>The Middle East is a complex, complicated and very sensitive part of the world for news coverage. So news media must be careful to get the facts right and be cognizant of balance at all times.</p>

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16 Jul

CBC ombudsman: Asperger’s Syndrome doesn’t cause killing

<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_18.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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15 Jul

Brunswick News ombudswoman: Are stories of tragedy intrusive or cathartic?

<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_9.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, ombudswoman for Brunswick News</strong></p><p>Journalists write about many things: sports, movies, politics, business, music, health, crime, and community events – these are just a few examples. Sometimes, as witnessed by recent events in Moncton, journalists are called upon to write about tragedy, loss and grief.</p>

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15 Jul

Star public editor: Rehab no free pass to zero accountability

<p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>The privacy of personal health information is an important principle in our civil society.</p></div><div style="clear:none;"><p>The Toronto Star well understands that principle and has a strong record of reporting vigorously on violations of personal privacy rights.</p>

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15 Jul

CBC ombudsman: Public deserves to know when they are going to have to see or hear shocking images

<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_16.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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15 Jul

Globe public editor: Rob Ford and the press conference that wasn’t

<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_14.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p>

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20 Jun

Star public editor: Diversity is right course

<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/Kathy English_29_1.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the </strong><em><strong>Toronto Star</strong></em></p><div><p>Does the Toronto Star reflect the rich diversity of your Toronto?</p>

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17 Jun

Globe public editor: When 500 words aren’t enough to tell the story

<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_25.JPG" title="" /> <b>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></b></p><p>Online is a great medium for short breaking news or interesting tidbits. But it’s also an easy way to read great long-form pieces that are packaged more like a magazine article.</p>

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