L’art de l’origami
Steve Proulx, Voir | (…) De toute façon, je vous avoue qu’en attendant le papier électronique, je préfère de plus en plus lire La Presse, ou n’importe quel autre journal, sur Internet. C’est juste plus commode.
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Il faut se conformer au guide!
Steve Proulx, Voir | Bon, je vais devoir relire mon Guide de déontologie pour voir si je m’y conforme bien…
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Nominations recherchées pour un prix hommage en journalisme
Colette Brin, ProjetJ | La Fondation pour le journalisme canadien sollicite des nominations pour le prix “Couronnement de carrière”. Il s’agit d’un prix annuel “décerné à une personne ayant fait au cours de sa vie une contribution remarquable au journalisme canadien. Le récipiendaire aura démontré tout au long de sa carrière un engagement envers les…
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Exploring the media’s right to offend
ForumLegal, human rights and media experts from across Canada gathered in Halifax on November 1, 2008 to discuss the limits on what Canadians can say and publish about sensitive issues such as race, religion or sexual orientation. “The Media’s Right to Offend: Exploring Legal and Ethical Limits on Free Speech,” the 6th annual Joseph Howe…
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Defamatory email costs sender $7,800
NewsAn email containing “malicious gossip” has cost the sender $7,800 in an out-of-court settlement, even though it was directed to only one recepient. The case is a reminder to journalists to be careful not to make or repeat unfounded accusations when seeking information and conducting interviews by e-mail. Betsy Powell reported on the case in…
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Online hate best left to police: Expert
NewsParliament should repeal the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s power to investigate online hate messages, leaving such probes to police, prosecutors and Internet service providers, says a report released in November 2008. “Censorship of hate speech should be limited to speech that explicitly or implicitly threatens, justifies or advocates violence against the members of an identifiable…
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Undercover cops cripple press freedom
FeatureCanada’s major police forces have assigned officers to pose as journalists or would consider doing so to combat crime. Journalists condemn the practice, saying it undermines their credibility and threatens freedom of the press. University of King’s College journalism student Ruth Mestechkin explores the battle between the notebook and the badge in the King’s Journalism…
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N.S. courts withdraw media accreditation plan
NewsNova Scotia’s courts have withdrawn a controversial plan to accredit journalists and mete out unspecified punishment to journalists deemed to have violated guidelines on access to hearings and documents. It marked the first time Canadian judges claimed the power to decide who’s a journalist and to punish the media outside the normal court process. Terrence…
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What’s in a name? A lot
CommentaryPrime Minister Stephen Harper campaigned on a promise to lift the publication ban on the identities of young people convicted of serious violent offences. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act as it now stands, judges consider the impact on society and on the youth before deciding whether the media can name such offenders. In a…
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Bail hearing ban reinstated
NewsAlberta’s Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that would have ended the practice of banning publication of evidence heard at bail hearings at the request of a defendant. A lower court said the mandatory ban, which applies even when there will be no jury trial, violated the Charter’s guarantee of press freedom and judges should…