by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2019
Globe & Mail found plagiarism in priest’s columns
Vatican and Catholic Basilian Fathers spokesperson Rev. Thomas Rosica plagiarized in columns he wrote for the Globe and Mail, Globe...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2019
National Post’s opinion articles on complaints about homicide detective were fair game, council says
The National Post didn't break journalism guidelines when it published two opinion articles in Nov. 2018 about a homicide detective's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2019
CBC Deletes ‘Poorly Worded’ Tweet about D.C. protests
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation deleted a tweet that upset many other tweeters for its lack of context. The tweet accompanied...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 15, 2019
Toronto Star published 1197 corrections in 2018
The Toronto Star published 1,197 corrections in 2018, Star public editor Kathy English reported. "In 2018, the Star published 1,197...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2019
Canadian TV News claimed mosques wouldn’t let women on worksite
Canada's TVA Nouvelles, a French TV broadcast news station, admitted it aired "inaccurate and unfounded" information in a news story...
by Sydney Smith , Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2018
Goat Slaughtering Claim Wrong, Canadian Column on Refugees had ‘Unsubstantiated & Pejorative Terms’
The Toronto Sun claimed "goats were being slaughtered" by "irregular" migrants at a hotel. That prompted seven complaints to Canada's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2018
Toronto college newspaper gets new public editor
The Varsity, the student newspaper for the University of Toronto, has a new public editor. The Varsity created the public...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 26, 2018
New Journalistic Standards Guide for all TorStar publications
The Toronto Star and all Torstar publications have a new Journalistic Standards Guide, public editor Kathy English reported. Torstar includes...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2018
Globe & Mail Opinion Article Needed more Transparency, public editor says
The Globe and Mail should have provided more transparency in describing a columnist's background and ties to the topic he...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2018
CBC updates Journalistic Standards & Practices for ‘Accountability & Transparency’
The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. has updated its "ethical framework for just about every decision we make," which is embodied in...