by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2015
Why Toronto Star didn’t ID 15-yr-old Canadian Diplomat’s son as Miami murder suspect
Canadian and American news outlets named the minor-aged son of a Canadian diplomat charged with two counts of felony murder....
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2015
Was GermanWings Crash Cartoon Insensitive? Readers Complain, Paper Defends
The Globe and Mail defended an editorial cartoon on the March 24 Germanwings plane crash in the Alps. The cartoon...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2015
Public Editor: Toronto Star can say ‘Dentists are frightening’
The Ontario Press Council ruled that it was OK for Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick to say "Dentists are frightening,"...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2015
National Post To Pay Climate Scientist After Libeling Him, Supreme Court Rules
The National Post must pay climate scientist Andrew Weaver 50,000 Canadian dollars and unpublish four articles about him after Canada's...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2015
Canada’s TSN aired tweet saying Maple Leaf player’s wife cheated, Lawsuit threatened
TSN, a Canadian sports network, may be sued for showing a tweet claiming Toronto Maple Leafs player Dion Phaneuf's wife...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 25, 2015
2 Newspaper Journalists axed for being govt. ‘guests’ at ‘clandestine meetings’
Two editors were axed from Canadian newspaper The Times and Transcript for a breach of media ethics, the Canadian Chronicle...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 22, 2015
Why did Toronto Star unpublish front-page anti-HPV vaccine story
The Toronto Star unpublished its front page story accused of being anti-vaccine and sensational. The Feb. 5 story, "A wonder...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 19, 2015
Why did Globe & Mail report Canada’s Justin Trudeau got Standing-O when never happened?
Justin Trudeau's speech was OK, but not standing O-worthy. The Globe and Mail wrongly said Justin Trudeau, Canada's Liberal Leader,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2015
Toronto Star admits Anti-Vaccine story ‘alarmist,’ Public editor Asks Why Story was published
Why did The Toronto Star publish an investigation questioning the HPV vaccine Gardasil, public editor Kathy English asked in her...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2015
Canada Global TV knew Leslie Roberts as journalist, NOT PR firm owner
Canada's Global Television suspended anchor Leslie Roberts for a conflict of interest earlier this month. Roberts has now resigned from...