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![The disappearance of archived pages from the Internet Archive poses a threat to research and the preservation of news as the first draft of history. Screenshot by J-Source.]()
Online access to archived pages on the Internet Archive uncertain for researchers
The disappearance of archived pages from the Internet Archive poses a threat to research and the preservation of news as the first draft of history. Continue Reading Online access to archived pages on the Internet Archive uncertain for researchers
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Trudeau rejects call for five per cent tax on broadband Internet services
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is swiftly shooting down a parliamentary committee’s recommendation that Ottawa impose a five per cent tax on broadband Internet.
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Live Blog: The media as opposition
Covering Trump in a post-truth era
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Watchdog journalists strategize on the future of cross-border investigations, safety
Investigative journalist Javier Valdez, originally slated to open the conference, was gunned down last week in Mexico.
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New book shows that press freedom in Canada is not a done deal
Threats to press freedom are actually threats to the public’s right to know, says the co-editor of a new book.
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What impact will proposal to eliminate unpaid internships in federal industries have on media workers?
The budget released by the federal Liberals on March 22, 2017 contained what intern rights activists consider a significant win.
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Canada receives failing grades for protecting sources and newsrooms
Annual CJFE report card gives Canada F’s on shrinking newsrooms, protection of sources and whistleblowers.
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Finding cyber security in the Trump era
Border crossings are “legal limbos” where basic rights are virtually non-existent.
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![Documentary filmmaker James Cullingham and exiled Mexican journalist Luis Horacio Nájera were featured speakers on March 9, 2017, at a Ryerson University panel about attacks on journalists in Mexico. Photo courtesy of Jasmine Bala.]()
Journalists in Mexico are risking their lives to do their job
Mexico’s drug cartels are making full use of cyberspace to mount a campaign of intimidation targeting the country’s journalists and society.
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Live Blog: Reporting the Refugee Crisis
The global refugee crisis has reached record levels, with more than 20 million people around the world forced to leave their countries.
