Category / Law and ethics

Loading posts...

Pickton judge sets access rules

NewsThe judge presiding over Robert Pickton’s murder trial has instituted a “sensible and practical protocol” to allow journalists to apply for access to exhibits. See the Vancouver Sun report.
Mexico decriminalizes libel

NewsIn a move hailed as a step toward greater press freedom, Mexican President Felipe Calder??n has approved amendments to decriminalize libel, slander and defamation. Mexico joins El Salvador as the only two…
Blogger freed after 226 days in jail

NewsVideo blogger Josh Wolf was freed on April 3, 2007after spending more time behind bars for contempt than any other American journalist in recent history. The 24-year-old, whorefused to comply with a…
Landmark British privacy ruling stands

NewsBritain’s House of Lords has refused to review a landmark ruling that has been criticized for protecting privacy at the expense of free expression — and could restrict how journalists cover celebrities…
U.S. media nearing “pivot point” — PEJ report

“In the last year, the trends reshaping journalism didn’t just quicken, they seemed to be nearing a pivot point,” according to the 2007 edition of the annually anticipated report on US news…
News is a Conversation (Concordia)

This Concordia journalism department is currently tackling the subject of climate change and have named their school’s blog “Tempest.”
April 16, 2007: Event’s Annual Creative Non-Fiction Contest

In 2007, Event is hostingits 20th Annual Creative Non-Fiction Contest, for which three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in an upcoming issue of Event Magazine. Deadline for submissions…
Cyber libel and Canada’s courts

AnalysisRoger McConchie, a Vancouver lawyer who specializes in libel and privacy issues, has compiled detailed summaries of Canadian court rulings on Internet libel.
Joe Howe, revisited

Book ReviewJoseph Howe, the courageous editor of the Novascotian, has long been the poster-boy for freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Canada. His exposes of government corruption in Halifax…
Expanding the defence of qualified privilege

AnalysisAvoiding a defamation suit can be a tricky business. But a series of rulings, including an influential precedent from Britain’s House of Lords, promises to give the Canadian media more leeway to…