by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2015
Conflict alert! Theatre Critic’s Son is Asst Play Director? National Post failed to disclose
The National Post failed to disclose in two articles that its theatre critic was writing about a play his son...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2015
Globe & Mail: 40% Less Corrections in 2014, than 2013
The Globe and Mail published 450 corrections in 2014, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. Stead noted that while it's "certainly...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 02, 2015
Toronto Star ran 172 fewer Corrections in 2014 than in 2013
The Toronto Star published 813 corrections in 2014 - a little more than 2 a day, according to the newspaper's...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2014
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. changes position, not scrubbing fired host Jian Ghomeshi’s work from CBC news site
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. decided against scrubbing fired host Jian Ghomeshi's work from its website after readers and viewers complained. Earlier...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2014
In real life, the lawyers and judge were women, so why did Toronto Star’s Ghomeshi Cartoon depict them as Men?
In the real court case, two female lawyers and a woman judge --not men--dominated the visual court scene. So why...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 03, 2014
Sun News’ Ezra Levant accused lawyer of being liar, anti-Semitic, jihadist; Court rules he must pay $80K for libelous blogposts
Canadian broadcast journalist Ezra Levant must pay $80,000 to a lawyer after being found to have libeled him, the Toronto...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2014
Canadian Newspaper Publishes Name of Teen Suicide Victim, Breaks Court Ban, Police Investigate
The Chronicle Herald in Nova Scotia chose to violate a publication ban and name Rehtaeh Parsons, the teenager who died...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 30, 2014
Killer Whale not ‘ailing,’ Digital Journal Sued for $600K
The Digital Journal falsely claimed Kiska, a killer whale at Marineland, a Niagara Falls theme park and aquarium, was sick....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2014
Jian Ghomeshi Charged, Lawsuit against CBC over, ‘Costs in Favour of CBC’
Jian Ghomeshi is no longer suing Canadian Broadcasting Corp. following his firing from the network amongst sexual assault accusations. He...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2014
How does CBC credibly report on Jian Ghomeshi’s lawsuit when he’s suing CBC?
The Lethbridge Herald questioned if Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has a conflict of interest when it reports on the accusations of...