Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is horrified by the attack and attempted kidnapping of Jagdish Grewal on Friday, October 23. Grewal is the founder and editor of Brampton-based newspaper Punjabi Post, and also hosts the daily radio show Khabarsar.
On October 21, the Supreme Court of Canada reserved its decision in the second of two cases that could significantly affect Canadian journalists’ right to protect confidential sources.
Prosecutors in Illinois have subpoenaed the notes, email messages and even grades of students involved in an investigative reporting project. For years journalism students at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism have been attracting attention for investigative reporting exercises which proved several people were wrongfully convicted and lead to the release of 11 inmates. Now state prosecutors want details…
“In a scene reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film The Birds, a giant seagull stole the show on the Channel Nine News in Melbourne,” reported Australian online news.com.au. “The massively magnified bird walked across a real-time projection of the Melbourne cityscape behind newsreader Peter Hitchener’s head while he was reading a story about a 27-year-old…
The Toronto Star spun Stephen Harper’s alleged admission — “I don’t like to watch Canadian news” — into an entire column including reaction and confirmation about whether the prime minister takes in Canadian media. The quote: “I watched the last several elections in the United States very closely. I tend to watch mainly American news…
The U.S. White House and Fox News are in a de facto war. Now journalists are talking about whether to deal with the Fox News team as colleagues, or with the whole organization as a political player bent on attacking real fair and balanced journalism …
« Les journalistes vont-ils devenir des marques » avec Internet ? C’est la question posée par Xavier Ternisien dans Le Monde en s’inspirant d’un article publié par Michael Arrington dans le blogue qu’il a fondé, TechCrunch.
Backed by a foundation and a public TV station, Chicago journalists create a new venture to produce local news. One of the first clients is The New York Times which will print two pages of local news in a Chicago edition, going head-to-head with struggling Chicago newspapers.
Le consortium de groupes de presse créé par la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec attend maintenant la décision de la Cour suprême, en lien avec l’affaire Ma Chouette, où le journaliste, Daniel Leblanc, maintient son devoir de protéger la source anonyme qui lui a permis d’étayer ses reportages dans le Globe & Mail sur…
Two of the most damaging political scandals of the last decade, the sponsorship affair and Shawinigate, involved the use of insider whistleblower information. In both cases, investigative reporters are now fighting for the right to continue protecting the identity of those whistleblowers. The decision rests with the Supreme Court of Canada.