by Sydney Smith on Jan 03, 2016
Globe and Mail & Toronto Star Release How Many Corrections They Published in 2015
The Globe and Mail published "around 40" corrections each month in 2015, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. That is "down...
Kathy English
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2015
No More Online Commenting at Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is the latest newspaper to eliminate online commenting from its website. Like many other news outlets, the Star found...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2015
Do Refugees Get Better Benefits in Canada than Senior Citizens? Public Editor Fact Check Says No & Explains Viral Error
Refugees don't get better government benefits in Canada than Canadian senior citizens, the Toronto Star's Kathy English reported. The false...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 29, 2015
2 Public Editors on ISIS, ISIL, Daesh or Islamic State
Two public editors blogged this past week about what to call the Middle East-based terrorist organization widely known as ISIS. This...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2015
Car Sex Redditor Pranked Toronto Star Intern, Star Apologizes
A Toronto Star intern was pranked by a phony source for a story on car sex, "Looking for lover's lane, 2015?...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2015
2 Inside Looks at Public Editor Jobs
This week, both National Public Radio and the Toronto Star let readers know more about their public editor jobs. Elizabeth...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2015
Catherine Porter’s Ezra Levant Column was Unfair, Inaccurate, Toronto Star Public Editor Decides
There's been a bit of a dust-up between Canadian journalists Ezra Levant and Catherine Porter this month over Porter's Toronto...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 01, 2015
Why It Would Have been OK to Write The N-Word in reporting on Obama’s interview
It would have been OK for news outlets to spell out the n-word when reporting last week on President Barack...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 29, 2015
Canadian coverage of Aboriginal Peoples a ‘Failure,’ Toronto Star’s Kathy English Says
Canadian media coverage of Aboriginal Peoples has overall been a "failure," Toronto Star public editor Kathy English lamented in a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2015
Toronto Star will avoid ‘Voodoo Economics’ term after complaints
Journalists should avoid the term "voodoo economics" because it's "a derogatory cliché," the Toronto Star's Kathy English recommended. The term,...