Jumping the gun on terrorism, again

For accuracy's sake, we owe it to ourselves to be a little more patient.

Reporters scrum Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale last year. Reporters and analysts engaged in 'instant analysis' is worrisome because a story at the outset may not be the whole picture, suggests Phil Gurski. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY PHIL GURSKI

March 29, 2017

OTTAWA—I know that in a world of 24/7 news and intense competition to be first with a breaking story that time is of the essence. Individuals and news outlets feel that they do not have the luxury to wait to publish, for fear that another individual or outlet will scoop them. In their haste, the...

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