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12 Oct

Toronto Star on the ethics of going undercover

Toronto Star reporter Dale Brazao went undercover as a resident of a retirement home and discovered untrained staff, unsanitary conditions and seniors left in dirty diapers. In a column, Star […]

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6 Oct

Politician accuses Windsor Star of conflict of interest

Windsor mayoral hopeful Rick Limoges has accused the Windsor Star of a conflict of interest, claiming election coverage unfairly favours Mayor Eddie Francis. The mayor’s long-time chief of staff, Norma […]

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5 Oct

When is news judgment another name for censorship?

Micheal Vonn, a lawyer who teaches the ethics of librarianship, on banning books, placement calls, and why stocking library shelves is a lot like selecting stories for tomorrow’s paper (and […]

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29 Sep

Will Anglophone journalists join Maclean’s Quebec cover story debate?

In an article called “Maclean’s provokes civil war“, The Globe and Mail‘s Norman Spector writes about francophone journalists’ reactions to the Maclean’s cover story that infuriated an entire province. The […]

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26 Sep

Truth hurts? Tough. Report it, says Toronto Star’s public editor

The Toronto Star’s public editor has rapped her paper’s decision to omit a reference to the last baby born at an iconic hospital. The baby had died and the paper’s […]

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24 Sep

Marijuana and Maclean’s “secret shame”

In a column for Maclean’s, Colby Cosh chronicles the rise of — and the magazine’s role in — marijuana prohibition in the U.S. and Canada. In the wake of Canadian […]

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24 Sep

Was the Globe’s university ranking story a conflict of interest?

An article in the Oct 4 issue of Maclean’s asks “Was a Globe front-page story featuring its new owner’s prized asset a conflict of interest?”  On a day when most […]

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22 Sep

David Frum: For Britain’s press maybe being gay is more than enough

A rumour — even a juicy one — won’t usually tempt mainstream media into publishing an unsubstantiated news story. The British press, according to David Frum, is another story, to […]

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21 Sep

Should journalists accept the Ross Munro award?

Canadian Press reporter Murray Brewster will be awarded the Ross Munro Media Award, sponsored by the Conference of Defence Associations and Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute. Some journalists think […]

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21 Sep

“Explain what you want from us”: Mexican paper restricts drug war coverage after journalist murdered

A photojournalist working for a newspaper in Mexico’s most violent city has been murdered, bringing Mexico’s journalist death toll to 22 in just four years. In response, the paper will […]

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