by Sydney Smith on Jun 13, 2011
Canadian TV Station’s Krista Erickson ‘Bullies’ Dancer in Interview?
The Canadian TV news station Sun TV and its reporter Krista Erickson have been slammed for Erickson's June 1 interview of...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2011
Toronto Radio Station Reported Fake News Claim, PM Harper Choked on Hash Browns
A hacker published a fake news story on Canada's Conservative Party website claiming that Canada's prime minister, Stephen Harper, choked...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
News Ombudsmen Meeting
The Organization of News Ombudsmen will have its annual meeting next week in Montreal. The three-day conference starts May 15. ...
by Sydney Smith on May 04, 2011
Sun News says Conservatives used Fake Photo to Smear leader of Canada’s Liberal Party
Sun News, a Canadian network nicknamed Fox News North for its conservative leanings, is claiming independence from the Canadian Conservative party....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2011
Toronto Star Issues New Social Media Policy to Employees: No personal opinions allowed on stories covered
The Toronto Star's recently adopted social media policy calls for Star journalists to not offer personal opinion about their stories on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2011
Lawsuit Settled, No Outing Anonymous Sources, Newspaper, Radio Station Agree
A Canadian newspaper has dropped its lawsuit for a radio station's anonymous sources, Yukon Territory newspaper Whitehorse Star reported. The newspaper, the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 14, 2011
Bribe Offered to Toronto Star Reporter to Unpublish Story
Kathy English, the Toronto Star's public editor, published a 2009 survey about the growing requests for unpublishing -- the term for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 12, 2011
New WikiLeaks Partner Launches FrenchLeaks, Canadian Man Launches QuebecLeaks
In the past week, at least two new leak publication sites have launched. In France, FrenchLeaks has launched. FrenchLeaks is "a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2011
Canadian Broadcasting Regulator’s Rules on ‘False and Misleading’ News Will Remain ‘as is’
As iMediaEthics previously reported, Canadian regulator Canada Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) was to consider a change to its rules regarding...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2011
‘The New Media Nation’ : Valerie Alia on Media Ethics, Indigenous People
The New Media Nation, the latest book by Valerie Alia, a journalist and professor of ethics, identity, and the politics...