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Print not dead yet

Rumours that the next generation won’t read print have been greatly exaggerated, says new research from US-based McPheters & Co. The overall consensus of their report is that the younger generation (ages…
Press freedom eroded in ’06

Nearly two-thirds of the Earth’s population live in places where the press is not free or only partly free, according to the annual global survey of press freedom released by the New…
‘Public’ file anything but: Access denied in dog photo case

CommentaryA routine request for a photo of a dog found in a court file shows how secretive Canada’s courts can be, says Toronto Star legal affairs reporter Tracey Tyler. It also raises…
Conflit au Journal de Québec: L’appel de Quebecor

Quebecor tente toujours de faire interdire la publication du Média Matin Québec. Le propriétaire du Journal de Québec, Sun Média, a déposé une requête en appel du jugement de la Cour supérieure…
Bloc moves to protect journalists’ sources

NewsSerge Menard, a Bloc Quebecois MP and former journalist, has proposed a shield law to protect the identities of journalists’ confidential sources. Bill C-426, introduced on April 17, 2007, would amend the…
Ontario limits access to court documents

NewsOntario’s Ministry of the Attorney General is restricting access to court documents that reveal the name of an alleged victim of a sexual offence, citing a 2005 Criminal Code amendment that forbids…
Terror suspects’ complaints banned

NewsAn Ontario judge has imposed a publication ban that prevents a group of terror suspects from exposing the conditions they face in solitary confinement. The men want to have their habeas corpus…
La “valeur ajoutée” de l’information financière

Analyse de l’acquisition de Reuters par Thomson, gracieuseté de l’émission L’heure des comptes.
Libel suits put online free speech at risk

CommentaryA pair of recently filed defamation suits have the potential to reshape free speech on the Internet in Canada, Internet law expert Michael Geist warns in this Ottawa Citizen commentary published on…
Typophiles weigh in

Typophile.com has a lively discussion going on about the new Globe and Mail. Join the discussion here.