Canada: 130 Stories

May 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Toronto Star Defends Outing Mayor Rob Ford's 'Alcohol Abuse' with Anonymous Sources

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Toronto Star Defends Outing Mayor Rob Ford's 'Alcohol Abuse' with Anonymous Sources

April 30, 2013 07:00 AM EST

Why did the Toronto Star use anonymous sources to claim that the city's mayor, Rob Ford, was possibly so drunk that he was kicked out of a military event? In an April column, public editor Kathy English inspected...

After complaints, Globe & Mail will capitalize 'First Nations'

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After complaints, Globe & Mail will capitalize 'First Nations'

April 13, 2013 06:00 AM EST

After complaints from an anthropologist, the Globe and Mail will now capitalize "First Nation" in stories and update its style book, according to Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead. While Stead...

Indigenous People Protest 'Hate Speech' in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper's Printing Service

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Indigenous People Protest 'Hate Speech' in Nanaimo Daily News, Will Boycott Newspaper's Printing Service

April 05, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Indigenous people opened their newspapers last week in Western Canada to read, in a letter from a reader, that their race "never had a written language," "made almost no inventions" and "have a...

Toronto Star mistakenly suggested Weeklong Training at Harvard Equaled Harvard Degree says Ombud

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Toronto Star mistakenly suggested Weeklong Training at Harvard Equaled Harvard Degree says Ombud

April 02, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Toronto Star was "technically correct" but misled readers in some reports on Kathleen Wynne, the head of the Ontario Leader Party and Ontario's Premier, public editor Kathy English reported this...

Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater's Crotch was 'Unfortunate,' says Globe and Mail

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Front-Page Photo Featuring Teen Skater's Crotch was 'Unfortunate,' says Globe and Mail

March 19, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead joined "many readers" in complaining about the newspaper's March 18 front page photo of a teenage figure skater Kaetlyn Osmond. Osmond, 17, is pictured kicking her leg...

Cowboy Photo Exhibition Essay Stolen, Canadian Fast Forward Magazine Admits Plagiarism, Unpublishes Art Review

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Cowboy Photo Exhibition Essay Stolen, Canadian Fast Forward Magazine Admits Plagiarism, Unpublishes Art Review

February 17, 2013 06:00 AM EST

'If It's Not in Print...It's Not Real,' Says Toronto Star Columnist, Controversial Rape Trial Lede

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'If It's Not in Print...It's Not Real,' Says Toronto Star Columnist, Controversial Rape Trial Lede

February 02, 2013 08:00 AM EST

Toronto Star public editor Kathy English responded to crtiicism of Star columnist Rosie DiManno's controversial opening sentence that a victim "lost a womb but gained a penis" in her report on a sexual assault...

Harper's Tricked by Satire Fake News Story about 'Visual Allergies' Lawsuit?

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Harper's Tricked by Satire Fake News Story about 'Visual Allergies' Lawsuit?

January 24, 2013 07:00 AM EST

Harper's Magazine has owned up to being tricked by a satire story by releasing corrections online, in print, and on Twitter. But, in response to its error, some of the magazine's...

Plagiarism at Toronto Star Exposed, Chris Spence Quits School Board Job

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Plagiarism at Toronto Star Exposed, Chris Spence Quits School Board Job

January 12, 2013 05:00 AM EST

Globe & Mail Will Print Corrections on Page 2 in 2013

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Globe & Mail Will Print Corrections on Page 2 in 2013

January 02, 2013 10:00 PM EST

The Globe and Mail will now run its print corrections on "page 2 of the front section, rather than wherever the error appeared," Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead announced. Stead, who wrote recently...

Toronto Star Counted 695 Corrections this year

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Toronto Star Counted 695 Corrections this year

December 31, 2012 07:00 AM EST

The Toronto Star averaged close to two corrections a day this year. Star public editor Kathy English told iMediaEthics that in total, the Star ran 695 corrections - 415 print, 280 online only. According to...

Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012

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Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012

December 27, 2012 03:00 PM EST

10) CNBC hoaxed by email interview about NBA Escorts Seven months after his story claiming escort services were financially suffering because of the 2011 National Basketball Association lockout, CNBC's Darren Rovell...

Source lies to Globe & Mail, Facebook 'Man on the Street' Interviews can Backfire

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Source lies to Globe & Mail, Facebook 'Man on the Street' Interviews can Backfire

December 13, 2012 08:30 AM EST

Globe & Mail Adds Editor's Note to Reflect Error in Headline

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Globe & Mail Adds Editor's Note to Reflect Error in Headline

December 02, 2012 07:30 PM EST

Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead noted that the newspaper's website corrected "an online headline" for a Nov. 28 story about Israel and Palestine because its was inaccurate. But iMediaEthics found that...

Winnipeg Ikea 'Media Event' for Journalists, Bloggers Gives Drinks, Foods and 'Swag Bags'

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Winnipeg Ikea 'Media Event' for Journalists, Bloggers Gives Drinks, Foods and 'Swag Bags'

December 01, 2012 07:00 AM EST

Globe & Mail to Moderate Gaza Comments Before Posting B/c of Hateful, Racist Comments

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Globe & Mail to Moderate Gaza Comments Before Posting B/c of Hateful, Racist Comments

November 26, 2012 05:30 AM EST

The Globe and Mail is going to start moderating comments on stories about Gaza before publication after the newspaper's website received a slew of comments that included racism or hate speech, public editor Sylvia Stead...

Globe & Mail on Difference Between Correction & Clarification

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Globe & Mail on Difference Between Correction & Clarification

November 20, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Globe and Mail public editor Sylvia Stead explained to readers recently how the Canadian daily newspaper differentiates between corrections and clarifications. According to Stead, corrections are of "clear-cut...

Cornwall Free News Retracts Police Blotter Story

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Cornwall Free News Retracts Police Blotter Story

November 14, 2012 06:00 AM EST

Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'

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Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'