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16 Feb

Olympic win: not the Globe and Mail’s shining hour

Journalism professor and former Globe and Mail journalist Anne McNeilly says a screaming Globe Olympic medal headline was pure PR — and had no place on the front page. When […]

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16 Feb

Vancouver Olympics one of most challenging ever for journalists

Intrepid reporters who are willing risk their pay cheques and their media accreditation to take on the IOC and VANOC are out of luck, writes David Eby. Vancouver’s Games were […]

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11 Feb

Organization of News Ombudsmen launches new website

The international Organization of News Ombudsmen (ONO) has launched a new website “to serve as a hub for their international organization and a guidepost for news consumers to make sense […]

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10 Feb

2010 Olympic freebies: media MUST come clean

As a longtime journalist, Harvey Oberfeld wants to see the Vancouver Olympics fairly reported and commented upon. So he needs to be assured the media are not on the take. […]

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9 Feb

Olympic cheerleading stains journalists’ credibility

The Winter Olympic Games are more about marketing  and corporations than athletes — and journalists should not become part of all the hype and hoopla, argues Jim Van Horne. In […]

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8 Feb

Avoiding real and perceived conflicts of interest

Avoiding conflicts of interest — both real and perceived — has always been important in journalism ethics because they can cause readers to “question the integrity of the journalists work,” […]

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19 Jan

Facebook tribute group runs afoul of publication ban

A Facebook page started in early January to host tribute to a murdered child flouted a publication ban. A day after the page was mentioned in a Toronto Star report, […]

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7 Jan

WaPo faces criticism after printing story from outside source

On Dec. 31, The Washington Post published a news article produced by The Fiscal Times, a Washington-based news start-up that covers the federal budget and deficit-related issues. According to a […]

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30 Dec

What exactly is responsible journalism?

With the recent Supreme Court decision to widen the available defences to defamation actions comes added responsibilities. Journalists must now debate what constitutes responsible journalism, writes Cecil Rosner.  Now that […]

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15 Dec

How to avoid ethical snags in non-profit journalism

The line between funder and journalist is tough to honour, writes Stephen J.A. Ward.  But the right policies could make non-profit networks pioneers in media accountability. The nature of non-profit […]

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