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...
Canada
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2011
Linking to Libel Not the Same as Publishing Libel, Canada’s Supreme Court Says
Canada's Supreme Court decided that linking to "defamatory material" isn't defamation, CBC reported. . As CBC explained, the decision was...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 14, 2011
Montreal Gazette Questions Lines between Reporting and Entertainment
The Montreal Gazette's Misty Narris commented on journalists who cross over to entertainment in a recent column. Narris highlighted the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor Questions Standards of Reporting on Suicides
Public editor Kathy English questioned why the Toronto Star and other news media shies away from reporting on suicides in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 09, 2011
Quebec Culture Minister Explains Call to License Journalists
iMediaEthics wrote last month about Quebec culture minister Christine St-Pierre's calls to license journalists. Journalists groups like the Federation of Professional...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2011
Toronto Star Public Ed Questions if it’s OK for Sports Writers to Choose Baseball’s MVP
Toronto Star public editor Kathy English argued against sports journalists voting for Most Valuable Player in a recent column. As...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2011
Quebec Journalists’ Group: Why ‘Professional Status’ for Journalists is OK
As iMediaEthics wrote earlier this month, Quebec Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre suggested the idea of licensing journalists. We wrote to the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 18, 2011
Canadian Judge Says Libel Rules Different Online versus Newspaper?
Is libel law different online than in print? Or, was a recent Canadian libel suit dismissed just because the comments...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 11, 2011
Giga Om’s Mathew Ingram: Licensing Journalists a Bad Idea
In a Sept. 7 post, Giga Om's Mathew Ingram criticized suggestions of "licensing journalists" to help rein in journalism. (See...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 10, 2011
Will Quebec license journalists? Politician Proposes Media Regulation
Will Quebec regulate and differentiate between bloggers and journalists? A similar idea was proposed unsuccessfully last year in Michigan, but...