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11 Apr

New Torstar code of business conduct raises conundrums for journalists

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Toronto Star -2_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Photo courtesy of Eric Mark Do</em></p><p><strong>By David Swick</strong></p>

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3 Mar

Steve Paikin: A father’s dilemma

<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/Steve Paikin.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Steve Paikin, host of <em>The Agenda</em></strong></p><p>After he retired as the Super Bowl-winning quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, Bob Griese became a TV colour commentator, broadcasting US college football games.</p><p>In one game he had to work, the starting quarterback for one of the teams <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Griese" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was his son</a>.</p>

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3 Mar

On the record: Is it really consent without talk of consequences?

<p><strong>By Esther Enkin</strong></p>

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3 Mar

What does informed consent really mean for journalists and their interview subjects?

<p><strong>By Meredith Levine</strong></p><p>I first encountered the literature on informed consent a decade ago when teaching professionalism to McMaster University medical students.</p><p>My interest in the topic was influenced by my experiences as a 13-year-old patient in a teaching hospital before <em>Reibl v Hughes</em>, the landmark 1980 Canadian Supreme Court decision that set the standard for informed consent in health care in this country and around the world.</p>

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3 Mar

Informed Consent

<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.772922022279349" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_34189" scrolling="no" src="//www.scribd.com/embeds/210353384/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-1hz3qwq8ms7pyzluq477&show_recommendations=true" width="100%"></iframe></

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3 Mar

What Peter Mansbridge’s CAPP speaking fee says about his news judgment

<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/Peter Mansbridge_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Dan Rowe</strong></p>

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28 Feb

Peter Mansbridge defends himself after report of paid speech to oil industry

<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/Peter Mansbridge_0.JPG" title="" /><strong>By Paola Loriggio for The Canadian Press</strong></p><div style="clear:none;"><p>CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge defended himself after a report that he made a paid speech to petroleum producers, saying he has never publicly promoted or opposed oilsands development.</p>

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24 Feb

Star public editor: Should getting a message across ever trump accuracy?

<div style="clear:none;"><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-left inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-left/images/Kathy English_2_1_19.JPG" title="" /><p><strong>By Kathy English, public editor of the <em>Toronto Star</em></strong></p><p>In expounding on the news as our religion, <a href="http://alaindebotton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">philosopher Alain de Botton</a> suggests that journalism’s commitment to accuracy could, at times, be sacrificed on the altar of some higher purpose of persuasion.</p>

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14 Feb

Ask a Mentor: Is it OK to write about a source you’re suing?

<p><em>Ask a Mentor is a collaboration between J-Source and the Canadian Association of Journalists. The goal of the section is to provide advice to journalists and journalism students who may not have direct access to a mentor or subject matter expert on a particular topic.</em></p><p>The question: </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/jsource">@jsource</a> is it acceptable for a reporter to continue writing about the person that the reporter is suing? <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AskMentor&src=hash">#AskMentor</a></p>

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12 Feb

News Blackouts

<p style=" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;"><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.772922022279349" data-auto-height="false" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_20869" scrolling="no" src="//www.scribd.com/embeds/206827631/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-2kaodjavru2u3c4hycn5&show_recommendations=true" width="100%"></iframe></

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