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Protecting ‘responsible journalism’

CommentaryBritain’s highest court recognizes “responsible journalism” as a defence to libel. Our courts should follow suit to protect solid journalism and the public interest. By Dean Jobb.
TV station in contempt for ban breach

News A British Columbia television station has been fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to violating a court order shielding the identity of an undercover police officer. Kelowna-based CHBC Televisionshowed theofficer with her…
Blogues

Nous vous présentons ici une sélection de blogues québécois et étrangers traitant de questions journalistiques et médiatiques. Si vous avez d’autres suggestions, n’hésitez pas à nous les communiquer ! Québec | Blogues…
Youth sentencing sessions opened to media

NewsSentencing conferences convened by youth court judges are part of the public court process and open to journalists, a Nova Scotia judge ruled in January 2007. But the media can be excluded…
Too many publication bans?

FeaturePublication bans British Columbia’s courts have imposed on the high-profile murder prosecutions of Robert Pickton and Kelly Ellard have renewed the debate over suppressing information about criminal cases. Media lawyers say judges…
Reporters to testify at murder trial

NewsThree Edmonton newspaper reporters who interviewed Thomas Svekla have been ordered to testify at his trial on charges of murdering two prostitutes. In a press release, the Canadian Association of Journalists condemns the move…
List of Canadian newspapers

Paperboy.com provides a list of online Canadian newspapers. There is also an international version of Paperboy that enables you to search in a directory of more than 6000 newspapers from around the…
Liens médias

Québec et CanadaEntreprises médiatiquesCanoë (Quebecor)CanWest CBCCorus NouvellesCTV GlobemediaCyberpresse (Gesca) Presse canadienneRadio-CanadaTQS Quotidiens L’Acadie nouvelleLe DevoirLe Journal de Montréal / Le Journal de QuébecGlobe and MailMetro InternationalOttawa CitizenNational PostToronto Star CyberjournauxLe Bulletin régional,…
Médias étudiants

Presse étudiante universitaire Impact CampusUniversité Laval, Québec La Marmite sociale Journal étudiant de la faculté des sciences humaines de l’Université Laval, Québec La RotondeUniversité d’Ottawa Le CollectifUniversité de Sherbrooke Le DélitUniversité McGill,…
Articles et ouvrages d’intérêt en journalisme

BEAUCHAMP, Michel et Thierry WATINE (sous la direction de). 2003. Médias et milieux francophones. Québec: Presses de l’Université Laval, coll. CÉFAN, 312 p. BERNIER, Marc-François. 2005. L’ombudsman de Radio-Canada : protecteur du…