Category / Law and ethics
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Prosecutors in the spotlight
FeatureCrown attorneys’ media rules walk the line between informing the public and preserving the right to fair trial. So what can prosecutors tell journalists – and the public – about court cases?…
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Levelling with our sources
CommentaryThe contempt conviction of Hamilton Spectator reporter Ken Peters for refusing to name a source shows the wisdom of devising an exit strategy before making a promise of confidentiality. By Dean Jobb.
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N.S. judges demand media accreditation
FeatureA committee of Nova Scotia judges and journalists has decided that court officials should decide which reporters and media organizations can use cameras and tape recorders at the Law Courts building in…
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Links to legal resources
A comprehensive list of links to various legal resources.
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Fighting publication bans
FeatureMedia outlets have the right – if not always the means – to oppose motions to withhold the details of criminal cases. By Dean Jobb
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Judge blocks bid to expose Citizen source
NewsAn Ontario judge has struckdown laws that empowered the RCMP to raid the home of Ottawa Citizen reporter Juliet O’Neill, in a bid to expose the source of a leak about the…
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Free expression … within limits
CommentaryControversy over Prophet Muhammad cartoons fuels debate over the limits of freedom of expression. Dean Jobb comments.
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Pressthink
Jay Rosen, an associate professor and former chairperson of New York University’s Department of Journalism, has been posting to his blog, PressThink, since 2003.
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Good news for journalists — and their sources
CommentaryFormer National Post reporter Andrew McIntosh’scourt victory to protect a key source in his Shawinigate investigation should resonate across the country. By Dean Jobb.
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Journalism and communications scholar dies
Paul Attallah, a former associate director of Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication, has died…