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12 Jun

Patricia Graham introduces herself as Brunswick News ombudswoman

<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_2.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /> <strong>By Patricia Graham, Brunswick News ombudswoman</strong></p><p>It is my great pleasure to introduce myself to you as Ombudswoman for Brunswick News. </p>

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12 Jun

Globe public editor: Is it wrong to call Vaughan a Toronto suburb?

<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_10.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>When is a suburb not a suburb? Can an adjacent city also be a suburb? Does it matter if the region is more suburban than urban? Does it matter if it is right next door to a major city? And what if that major city (Toronto) is also the centre of the universe?</p>

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10 Jun

CBC ombudsman: It’s critical all sides get their say even if you aren’t sure who’s got it right

<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_10.JPG" title="" /> <strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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9 Jun

Globe public editor: More on political titles during election campaigns

<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_21.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>There are many passionate advocates for Canadian political parties and some who believe that the news media are biased against their particular party or view.</p>

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3 Jun

Globe public editor: Why we don’t refer to Kathleen Wynne as premier

<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_20.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" /> <strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>During the Ontario election campaign, Kathleen Wynne should rarely be referred to as Premier. She is the provincial Liberal Leader until the voters decide on June 12 who will lead the province.</p>

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2 Jun

Star public editor: Do we need more transparency in corrections?

<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_27.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>Corrections published in the Toronto Star never tell you the whole story about how an error occurred and who caused the mistake.</p>

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30 May

CBC ombudsman: Balancing Kevin O’Leary

<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_8.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Esther Enkin, CBC ombudsman</strong></p>

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29 May

Globe public editor: It’s not marriage, it’s slavery

<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_7.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Sylvia Stead, public editor of <em>The Globe and Mail</em></strong></p><p>One of the more shocking things happening in the world today is the abduction of more than 100 Nigerian girls by Boko Haram Islamists. The students, aged 12 to 17, were forced onto a convoy of trucks and while some have escaped, others have been either held hostage or sold into slavery.</p>

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29 May

Public editor: Why the Star uses accents only on French words and names

<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_25.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>Fernando Gonçalves wants to know what the Toronto Star has against the tilde.</p>

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27 May

Why one journalist made the leap into branded content

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/General Newsroom_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Matt Meuse</em></p><p><strong>By Robert Delaney</strong></p>

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