Category / Policy
-
![The Montreal Police cavalry unit during a protest in 2012. Photo courtesy Gerry Lauzon/CC 2.0 Generic.]()
Press freedom under fire
Quebec protests put the spotlight on the heavy-handed treatment of journalists by police.
-
![The 2016 edition of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression’s Review of Free Expression in Canada. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
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.
-
![On Mar. 1, Vice Canada and reporter-editor Ben Makuch went to court to fight an RCMP production order. Photo courtesy Michelle-Andrea Girouard.]()
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.
-
![In this Ryerson Review of Journalism feature, Viviane Fairbank explored the culture of the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Uncovering atrophy and infighting at the Parliamentary Press Gallery
How an RRJ writer investigated the culture of Ottawa’s press gallery.
-
![Photo courtesy of Caresse Ley.]()
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.
-
![The Hill Times will absorb Embassy and produce two weekly print editions. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
The Hill Times to absorb Embassy
The new Hill Times will publish twice weekly and be produced by the combined Hill Times and Embassy newsrooms
-
![Christopher Waddell, Jennifer Ditchburn, Josh Wingrove and Janice Tibbetts speak on a panel about the colourful history of the Parliamentary press gallery at Carleton History. Photo courtesy Chelsea Nash.]()
New book outlines the long, colourful history of Parliamentary press gallery
“This is a book that’s not meant to put a positive spin on the gallery,” says co-editor Josh Wingrove of Sharp Wits and Busy Pens.
-
![screen_shot_2016-01-22_at_3.11.44_pm.png]()
While newspapers are on the decline, journalism doesn’t have to be
We need to find new ways to support media outlets that don’t depend on advertising revenue.
-
![crsdacawcaamxb0.png]()
CJF J-Talk: Election 2015: How the Votes Were Won
Canada’s top political reporters break down what happened during the 2015 federal election at a CJF J-Talk in Vancouver.
-
![screen_shot_2015-10-22_at_10.44.51_am.png]()
How BuzzFeed Canada covered the election, one gif at a time
The new outlet tries to balance serious news reporting with a fun, satirical tone.
