by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Why Globe and Mail is naming Nova Scotia shooter
The Globe and Mail is naming the shooter who killed 22 Canadians in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 13, 2020
Toronto Sun column wrongly claimed politicians were anti-American, pro-terrorist
A Toronto Sun opinion column claimed Parliament members were anti-American, supported terrorists, and mourned the death of Iranian Qassem Soleimani....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2020
Toronto Star used old stock photo with new Coronavirus story
The Toronto Star removed a stock photo from an article about coronavirus after one of the people pictured complained. Why?...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2020
Why CBC says documentary on Trial co-produced by lawyer’s daughter not conflict of interest
Was it a conflict of interest for Canadian Broadcast News to air a documentary about a murder trial co-produced by...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2020
Subway must pay CBC more than half a million $ after chicken defamation lawsuit
Subway sandwich chain must pay the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. more than half a million dollars in fees after its libel...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 11, 2020
Calgary Herald sent ‘strong message’ with apology over drunk Tonto cartoon
The Calgary Herald appropriately responded to criticism of an "inappropriate" cartoon showing the Lone Ranger character Tonto apparently drunk at...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2020
OK to call Coronavirus ‘China virus’ in headline, Vancouver Province apologizes though
It was OK for the Vancouver Province newspaper to refer to coronavirus as "China virus." The headline, "Coronavirus threat -...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 29, 2020
Calgary Herald: Sorry for Tonto drunk cartoon
The Calgary Herald apologized after a cartoon offended readers. The cartoon, from the Close to Home strip by John McPherson,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2020
How Toronto Star labels paid content
The Toronto Star has a new way of labeling content to let readers know if they are reading news or...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2020
Toronto Sun published too many ‘explicit details’ of child sex assault case, wasn’t transparent with updates
The Toronto Sun published too many "explicit details" of about allegations of child sexual assault, the Canadian National News Media...