by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2010
Undercover : Toronto Star Public Editor Defends Nursing Home Expose
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English used her Oct. 9 public editor column to explain why one of the newspaper's...
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2010
Canadian Newspaper Demands Radio Station’s Anonymous Sources for Defamation Lawsuit
A Canadian newspaper is taking a radio station to court to force the station to reveal its anonymous sources. This is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2010
Fall-out after Maclean’s Mag Labeled Quebec ‘Most Corrupt Province in Canada’
Maclean's magazine has issued regrets after Quebec citizens and politicians disapproved of the magazine's cover story labeling Quebec the nation's most...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2010
Public Editor: Toronto Star Should have Reported Newborn’s Death
The Toronto Star's public editor, Kathy English, explained in her Sept. 25 column that "newspapers have a duty to report...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2010
Toronto Sun Retracts Column, Apologizes to George Soros after Threat of Defamation Lawsuit
The Toronto Sun retracted a column and issued an apology to billionaire George Soros earlier this month after "receiving a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2010
Tips for ‘dealing with grief-stricken families’ from Journalism Prof
How can reporters write about deaths without speaking to the family of the deceased? Are there ways that reporters can...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2010
Canada Case Could Make Web Users Responsible for Content of Posted Links
The Supreme Court of Canada agreed last week to hear a case that would decide if linking to a Web site...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Mar 01, 2010
Canadian Journalists Told Stop Hugging Olympic Athletes
Murray Brewster in The Canadian Press reports that a "sobering" email went out last week "to television reporters and personalities with...
by Molika Ashford on Feb 17, 2010
Luge Video Controversy Mirrors Haiti Quake Images
In the wake of January’s tragic earthquake in Haiti, iMediaEthics covered the debate over the media’s use of graphic images from...
by Molika Ashford on Jan 12, 2010
Nick Fillmore’s Series on Globe and Mail Critiques Canadian Business Reporting
January 5 marks the third article in a 5-part series written by Nick Fillmore, an editor and producer with the...