by Sydney Smith on Jan 01, 2012
Toronto Star Ran 366 Corrections in 2011
The Toronto Star ran 366 corrections this year, according to public editor Kathy English. who also said verification is the...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Toronto Star Readers Weigh in on Editorial Decisions in Public Editor’s Annual Survey
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English published the results of her survey of readers on editorial decisions last week. English...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2011
Canadian Association of Journalists’ Ethics Committee Offers Advice on Corrections, Unpublishing
The Canadian Association of Journalists' ethics advisory committee created an updated "best practices in digital accuracy and corrections." The committee...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 22, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor asks Readers to ’Be the Editor’ and Weigh in on Editorial Decisions
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English posted her annual "You be the editor survey" this past weekend. In the survey,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor on Pseudonyms after Occupy Toronto Interviews
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English highlighted an interesting case of a source being identified by a pseudonym and how...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2011
Toronto Star Explains Naming Elderly Rape Victim in Nursing Home Abuse Reports
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English explained and defended the newspaper's decision to name "a 71-year-old woman with advanced dementia,"...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2011
Toronto Star public editor Defends Canadian Journalism from hacking, Bribery
In response to a poll reporting that "40 percent of Canadians believe that Canadian media use tactics such as phone-hacking...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 31, 2011
Canadian News Stories on Garrett Styles, Police Officer’s Last Words in Public Interest, Press Council Rules
Ontario's press council ruled that the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail didn't break ethics standards in its reporting...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2011
Canadian Association of Journalists calls Proposal to License Quebec Journalists a ‘Mistake’
Late last summer, Quebec culture minister Christine St-Pierre proposed that Quebec journalists be licensed. iMediaEthics has been following the proposal and...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2011
Is Herman Cain the Frontrunner Now? Don’t Bet On It!
About two weeks ago, I warned readers on this website not to be fooled into thinking that Herman Cain was...