Le ‘méta-journalisme’ en classe
Colette Brin, Université Laval
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Observatoire du droit au divertissement | Lien d’intérêt
Divertissement.org L’Observatoire du droit du divertissement s’intéresse aux arts, à la culture et aux médias par le biais d’une veille juridique qui porte notamment sur la liberté d’expression, les contraintes légales touchant les industries de la culture et de la communication et les politiques culturelles. Le droit du divertissement – dans les pays anglo-saxons, on…
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Covering the U.S. courts
BackgrounderConrad Black’s fraud trial in Chicago highlighted the differences between the Canadian and American systems of justice. A Canadian journalist who needs to know how a grand jury works or where to find a case file down south can consult the Knight Centre for Specialized Journalism’s court coverage website. It’s designed to help rookie and…
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N.S. rulings blazed trail of openness
FeatureAll CBC reporter Linden MacIntyre wanted was to see search warrants tied to an RCMP investigation into allegations of political corruption. That simple request wound up before the Supreme Court of Canada in 1982, one of a handful of important open-court precedents to come out of Nova Scotia. By Dean Jobb.
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Tips from a newspaper writing coach
A long-time reporter, editor and writing coach, Steve Buttry, has some great advice for reporters on everything from writing short to writing with emotional authenticity. Buttry is now director of tailored programs at the American Press Institute and his columns can be found at the API website.
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Covering Mahar Arar: A panel discussion
When journalism and national security collideToronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School hosted a panel discussion on March 21, 2007, exploring media coverage of Mahar Arar story. How should journalists have handled anonymous leaks that falsely branded Arar a terrorist? Should the media “out” confidential sources who spread lies? These are among the issues discussed by Julian…
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Ontario appeal court to broadcast live online
NewsOntario is expanding the scope of cameras in its courtrooms. As of Sept. 5, 2007, some Court of Appeal proceedings will be available live on the Internet and for broadcast by the media under a new pilot project. Robert Benzie reports in the Toronto Star.
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Baltovich trial won’t see author testify
NewsA judge has quashed a subpoena that would have forced the author of a book about the Robert Baltovich murder case to testify and provide materials for the man’s upcoming trial, calling it nothing more than a fishing expedition. Peter Small of the Toronto Star reports.
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Police lose bid for author Finkle’s notes
NewsToronto (June 28, 2007) — A judge has ruled that Toronto author and journalist Derek Finkle does not have to turn over research materials accumulated in writing No Claim To Mercy, his book about the Robert Baltovich murder case. Police subpoeaned Finkle’s notes and interview transcripts in October 2006; Finkle, backed by several writers’s groups, challenged…
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It’s a crime
FeatureToronto’s streets aren’t “nighttime killing fields” — but it’s easy to say they are. Chris Richardson of the Ryerson Review of Journalism explores the challenges of covering the city’s most notorious neighbourhood.