Prairie roundtable debates the future of journalism
The third of six regional media gatherings organized by the Public Policy Forum was held in Regina Sept. 6.
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#Freehoma: Canada must help professor imprisoned for months In Iran
CJFE adds its voice in calling for the Canadian government to immediately petition Iran for the safety and release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar.
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Shrinking press galleries leave little time for journalists to dig deep
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Anda Zeng A series of photos hangs on Jean LaRoche’s wall. The first shows the president of the Nova Scotia Legislative Press Gallery and CBC journalist amid a group of nine other smiling reporters outside Province House in the late 1990s. The other photo, taken this…
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ATI makes for better policy
By Ato Baako for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Canada’s abysmal Access to Information (ATI) system is slowly being reformed by the federal government, even though a full review of the ATI Act is not slated until 2018. A healthy ATI system is essential to ensuring that citizens can participate meaningfully in the democratic process,…
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Changes to Saskatchewan FOI laws are good news for journalists
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Evan Radford Maclean’s writer and editor Nancy Macdonald wanted to dig deeper into carding after hearing how common it is from her Indigenous friends in her hometown, Winnipeg. The term ‘carding’ comes from Toronto, where police would stop people and write down their information on cards,…
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Press freedom under fire
Quebec protests put the spotlight on the heavy-handed treatment of journalists by police.
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Note of optimism in CJFE’s annual review of free expression
CJFE stressed that much of the positive news is promises by a new government, and momentum could still be lost.
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Superior Court judge upholds RCMP production order for Vice reporter’s notes
Vice Canada and reporter-editor Ben Makuch looking into appeal of the decision.
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Uncovering atrophy and infighting at the Parliamentary Press Gallery
How an RRJ writer investigated the culture of Ottawa’s press gallery.
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Journalists-turned-politicians putting their backgrounds to use in media study
MPs are putting their professional backgrounds to use at the Commons’ heritage committee studying the state of local media in Canada.