Responsible communication wins again
Kathy Tomlinson becomes part of a slowly growing list of Canadian defamation cases that are winning with the defence of “responsible communication”.
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CTV Los Angeles bureau chief charged a year after covering Ferguson
By Grant Buckler Tom Walters, Los Angeles bureau chief for CTV News, has been charged with interfering with a police officer, a year after being arrested while covering protests in Ferguson, Missouri, the Toronto Star reports. While arrests of journalists covering protests have become increasingly common in recent years—several reporters and photographers were arrested during…
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Charter challenge against practice that saw cops posing as reporters dismissed
An Ontario superior court judge has dismissed a charter challenge filed against a practice that saw a handful of provincial police officers pose as journalists.
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5 questions with CJFE Executive Director Tom Henheffer
Speaking with Henheffer about an upcoming Charter challenge against Bill C-51, and what the new law means for journalists.
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Two groups to launch Charter challenge of Anti-Terrorism Act
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and Canadian Civil Liberties Association plan to launch a charter challenge against sections of Bill C-51.
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Quebec newspapers boycott concerts over stringent photography contracts
Restrictive photography contracts for entertainment events such as concerts aren’t new to photo desks, though in recent years they have started to veer into the extreme.
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Weak Canadian FOI rules need revision, says information commissioner
The public’s access to government information in Canada will only improve if existing legislation is reworked completely, says Suzanne Legault.
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Libel law and the freelance writer
What makes investigative journalism enticing is also what makes it legally dangerous to produce—particularly for freelance journalists without libel protection.
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MLA Andrew Weaver wins libel decision in case against the National Post
Green politician “thrilled” by ruling.
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Jian Ghomeshi and responsible journalism: Should the story have broken sooner?
How the Grant v. Torstar ruling informs editors’ decisions to publish.