by Sydney Smith on Jan 23, 2011
Ontario Press Council Addresses Toronto Star’s Investigative Journalism
The Ontario Press Council addressed investigative journalism for the first time, the Toronto Star reported. The Toronto Star had reported...
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by Sydney Smith on Jan 17, 2011
Toronto Star Readers Asked to Weigh In on Controversial Editorial Decisions
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English posed a series of editorial decisions to the Star's readers last week. English asked...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2011
Court Orders Canadian Newspaper Vancouver Province to Out Anonymous Source Identity
A Canadian court has ruled that the Vancouver Province must reveal the identity of an anonymous source, The Canadian Press...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2011
Toronto Star Public Editor: Fewer Corrections in 2010
The Toronto Star's public editor, Kathy English, compiled some of the Canadian paper's more prominent mistakes during 2010 in her...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2010
Did Toronto Star Invade Privacy of Daughter of Pierre Trudeau?
Is it "public interest or just snooping"? The Toronto Star's public editor, Kathy English, put forth that question in her...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2010
Canadian News Agency Updates Editorial Standards Guide
The Canadian news agency CBC announced Nov. 17 that is has updated its "CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices (JSP) manual."...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2010
Canadian Mayor Sues Anonymous Bloggers, Web Forum for Defamation
The Toronto Star reported that a Canadian mayor, Phyllis Morris, has filed a $6 million defamation lawsuit against anonymous bloggers,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 27, 2010
Canada’s Supreme Court: Anonymous Whistleblowers Can Be Protected
Canadian Business Journal reported Oct. 22 that a ruling by Canada's Supreme Court protects anonymous whistleblowers. "The Supreme Court is...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2010
Fake Reporter Darren Holmes, Darren Forester Stirs Trouble in Canadian Town
A Canadian activist pretending to be a reporter has apologized for misrepresenting himself and confusing politicians he interviewed. But, he still...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2010
Toronto Star Slammed: Canada Govt Says No Stripper, Escort Job Ads Planned
A representative from Canada's federal government slammed the Toronto Star's Oct. 13 front-page story claiming that "the Conservative government wants...