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Time pressure is a daily reality of journalism. A complaint from Nicole Babineau of Dexel, a firm with development proposals before the Halifax Regional Municipality, is an illustration of the cost. She...
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The complainant, the Executive Director of Honest Reporting Canada, Mike Fegelman, complained about the use of the word “illegal” to describe Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank in a November...
Read reviewCrime Reporting: Naming names in the digital age.
The complainant, Paul Walton, thought it was not fair or balanced to provide the names in some crime stories, but leave them out in others. As long as there was no ethical or legal reason, it is not a...
Read reviewTalking Racism
The complainant, Byron Perry, thought a panel discussion on hate crime in Canada condemned all white people. He said they were blamed for things that weren’t true or there was no proof the perpetrators...
Read review“White Trash” on The Current
The complainant, Rudolph Bangert, considered the use of the term “white trash” offensive and hateful. He thought the conversation with Professor Nancy Isenberg, author of a book about class in America...
Read reviewBeing Provocative Is Allowed
Many people wrote to complain about one of the panelists on the CBC election night programme - she compared Donald Trump to Hitler. It may be upsetting, or considered inappropriate, but it is not a violation...
Read reviewOpinion and Balance in a Trump Universe
The complainant, Gordon Swaters, thought CBC News’ recently launched Opinion section featured far too many anti-Trump columns. Closer analysis showed there were different perspectives. In a post-truth...
Read reviewFull Disclosure - It’s important to let people know whose opinion they are getting.
The complainant, Mark O’Henly, complained that the fact a writer of an Opinion piece was working for a Liberal politician should have been disclosed when it was published. I agree the information should...
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My last blog of 2016 is on a slightly lighter note - in one respect. This is a Poynter list of corrections done by media organizations around the world,...
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Here are some thoughts about where the future will take consumers and practitioners alike. It has been a season of hand-wringing and introspection for...
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Journalists are working hard at finding ways to counter the fast and loose way politicians throw around alleged facts. Those who think and write about...
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