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Recent arrests of journalists covering land disputes accelerate concerns around police attempts to define, obstruct journalism

Journalists must be present to bear witness to police actions, especially at Indigenous movements, say panelists Continue Reading Recent arrests of journalists covering land disputes accelerate concerns around police attempts to define, obstruct journalism
How Instagram court ruling hurts photographers and content creators

Many are now setting their viewing mode to ‘private’ to control where their work is being published Continue Reading How Instagram court ruling hurts photographers and content creators
The lost year of the FOI

Access to information is one of the many democratic functions taking a hit in the wake of a pandemic – and that’s really bad news as emergency measures are executed at a rapid pace to stem the crisis Continue Reading The lost year of the FOI
Trudeau’s government continues to fall short on media’s access to information

Bill C-58 is in its final stages. What happens to the public’s right-to-know if it passes? Continue Reading Trudeau’s government continues to fall short on media’s access to information
The Journalistic Sources Protection Act gets its first test in Denis case

Investigative journalist Marie-Maude Denis appeared at the Supreme Court in May to appeal a decision requiring her to reveal confidential sources Continue Reading The Journalistic Sources Protection Act gets its first test in Denis case
Ricochet Media co-founders on their press freedom win

Prominent Quebecor columnist and media personality drops defamation suit against independent outlet Continue Reading Ricochet Media co-founders on their press freedom win
Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable,’ Vice argued at hearing

Forcing a reporter to give information on a terror suspect to the RCMP would be unreasonable given that the wanted Canadian man is almost certainly dead, an Ontario justice heard on Tuesday. Continue Reading Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable,’ Vice argued at hearing
When not to publish graphic images

I regularly advocate for journalists to tell stories they see as newsworthy in the manner they see fit, because a key element of the journalistic skill set is the ability to determine…
Canada finally has a source protection law — is it enough?

The importance of press freedom can never be understated. For Canadian journalists, horrific headlines from across the globe of missing, murdered, or imprisoned reporters are sobering reminders of the privilege that we…
‘Dark day’ for Canadian journalism industry after Vice ruling

Press freedom organizations are expressing disappointment after the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a lower-court ruling requiring Vice Media Canada to hand over all records of its communications with Farah Shirdon, a…