Law and Ethics
Editorial decisions have cascading impacts in politically charged discussions about anti-racism in education and at work, raising questions about how to find the line between newsworthiness and best practices Continue Reading Why did newsrooms contravene guidelines about suicide coverage in reporting on the death of a former principal?
Staying Alive: Trauma-Informed Broadcasting and Mental Well-being with Tamara Cherry and Mark Henick
With heightened awareness of the realities of difficult storytelling and the demands of work, journalistic practice has been pushed to evolve. Journalist Tamara Cherry and author and advocate Mark Henick discuss newsrooms’ responsibility to workers and sources. Continue Reading Staying Alive: Trauma-Informed Broadcasting and Mental Well-being with Tamara Cherry and Mark Henick
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How injunctions became synonymous with police-driven crackdowns on press freedom in Canada
Continue Reading A history of ‘media exclusion zones’
Gains made in broadcasting proceedings online during the pandemic mean it’s time to revisit conventions about court restrictions on journalists Continue Reading Zooming in on access to justice
Clay Nikiforuk and Aleisha Langmann were in the Fairy Creek area from Aug. 7 to 14, on assignment for Ricochet. In addition to covering the RCMP’s offensive against the HQ camp, we wanted to find out if media access had improved in the wake of a court ruling that found police conduct towards journalists was unlawful Continue Reading Inside the raid on Fairy Creek’s HQ: Violence, arrests and media exclusion
After multiple censorship attempts, school paper members launch Student Press Freedom Act campaign to ensure constitutional rights to free expression upheld Continue Reading B.C. students draft legislation to protect high school press freedom
The decision on the billionaires’ estate case has raised the bar for those seeking to block access to legal records Continue Reading How the Sherman estate ruling reaffirms court openness and press freedom
Journalists must be present to bear witness to police actions, especially at Indigenous movements, say panelists Continue Reading Recent arrests of journalists covering land disputes accelerate concerns around police attempts to define, obstruct journalism
Many are now setting their viewing mode to ‘private’ to control where their work is being published Continue Reading How Instagram court ruling hurts photographers and content creators
Access to information is one of the many democratic functions taking a hit in the wake of a pandemic – and that’s really bad news as emergency measures are executed at a rapid pace to stem the crisis Continue Reading The lost year of the FOI
Bill C-58 is in its final stages. What happens to the public’s right-to-know if it passes? Continue Reading Trudeau’s government continues to fall short on media’s access to information
Investigative journalist Marie-Maude Denis appeared at the Supreme Court in May to appeal a decision requiring her to reveal confidential sources Continue Reading The Journalistic Sources Protection Act gets its first test in Denis case
