While your reporter spoke to the two former editors of KDN, she put out what appears to be little effort to speak to anyone at KTW, where I work, other than to use one quote from editor Chris Fould which seems to have been taken completely out of context. A bit of research would have… Continue reading Online 2015: KDN and KTW
Category: Letters
Spring 2014: Who, what, where, WHEN and why
I recently returned to Toronto after more than 30 years living outside Canada and have just discovered your excellent journalism review, Spring 2014 issue. Thank you! The “iWitness” piece is very interesting but no where does it clearly state when the lead incident in the story—the killing of Sammy Yatim—happened! The first sentence cites “a… Continue reading Spring 2014: Who, what, where, WHEN and why
Covering suicide with care
On Friday, December 9, 2011, The Globe and Mail published a story called “How the taboo on reporting suicide met its end,” regarding journalistic coverage of teen suicide. The article looked at the pros of suicide news coverage, including the ability for such stories to raise awareness. But there were also cons, including the potential for such stories to… Continue reading Covering suicide with care
Summer 2011
re: The Even Darker Side? Tim and Steve: The article, The Even Darker Side, written by Catilyn Coverly, tells an interesting story – but an incomplete one with key facts left out. In the article, my former partner at The News Group Net, David Henderson, is quoted as though the Imperial Sugar Company turned to him… Continue reading Summer 2011
Winter 2011
January 19, 2011 Re: Suicide Notes Thank you Liam Casey for your passionate and revealing story about the secrecy around suicide. As the daughter of a suicide (my elderly mother) I appreciate the complexity of the motives, and consequences for survivors. I hope you continue to write about this subject. Depression, I think, is a facile… Continue reading Winter 2011