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3 Nov

Freedom not a “get out of jail free” card

By Stephen Ward Being an ethicist in journalism today can be a strange and frustrating experience. I don’t ask for sympathy. I have a good life, thank you. Rather, I […]

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20 Oct

Free speech wins! What about ethics?

ByStephen Ward Advocates of a free press in Canada have reasons to cheer. Several recent complaints to human rights tribunals against journalists have failed. The British Columbia Human Rights Commission […]

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6 Oct

Who’s afraid of ethics in the law?

ByStephen J. A. Ward As journalists follow the election campaign, they might not feel the rumblings of a seismic shift that may soon shake the ground rules of Canadian journalism. […]

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