by Salim Mansur Free speech is not merely an ornamental bauble found in liberal democratic societies. It is the well-fought ground upon which the structures of such societies have been constructed. This column was first published by Sun Media and appears here by permission of the author.
Jeffrey Dvorkin describes his blog as “an examination of what works and what doesn’t in media, ethics and journalism. And why.”
If freedom of expression were an Olympic event, Canada’s medal hopes would not be looking so good, according to this J-Source post. The post is a response to the detaining of Martin Macias Jr., a Chicago indy media reporter and activist whose journalistic status is debated in Town Hall. For the record, Macias describes himself…
NewsThe Victoria Times Colonist has published a four-day series exposing glaring inconsistencies in public access to court records at British Columbia courthouses. Some court officials cited a legally flawed, 16-year-old policy similar to one discredited and abandoned in Ontario last year that allows them to withhold files if there is a publication ban on a…
If free expression were an Olympic event, Canada’s medal hopes would not be looking good. The latest in a string of disturbing incidents: Chicago activist, Olympics critic and part-time reporter Martin Macias Jr. was denied entry to Canada on Saturday, Feb. 6. Macias had planned to attend rallies and protests before the games. He is…
Martin Macias Jr., a 20-year old American, was recently refused entry to Canada. Where it gets interesting for journalists is that anti-Olympic activists called him an “Independent Media Reporter,” raising the specter of censorship …
A fire Sunday destroyed CTV’s Ottawa newsroom, at the station CJOH, said many reports. The cause, and how local broadcasts would be affected, was uncertain Sunday. “Among the devastating property losses are the local news archives of this city’s history and the 37-year video history of anchor Max Keeping who is set to retire on…
UBC professor Alfred Hermida made a presentation at the CAJ Innovate conference in Toronto on social media principles and practice. View the slides here and check out Hermida’s blog, Reportr.net….
Canada was a leader in implementing access to information legislation in the early 1980s, writes Grant Buckler. But that was then – this is now.
Innovate News Conference speaker Rya Coleman made a version of his presentation on Jan. 30 in Toronto. Watch the presentation here and check out Coleman’s website…