Nominations open for 2020 press freedom award
Entries for the $2,000 prize are open until March 15 Continue Reading Nominations open for 2020 press freedom award
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Journalism organizations condemn criminal charges against two community journalists
John and Brett Hueston, who work at the family-owned Aylmer Express, face charges of criminal obstruction of a peace officer. Continue Reading Journalism organizations condemn criminal charges against two community journalists
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Canada back in the top 20 of World Press Freedom Index — but concerns remain
Shield law, Quebec inquiry into police surveillance of journalists, lauded as reasons Canada gained points in the World Press Freedom Index. Continue Reading Canada back in the top 20 of World Press Freedom Index — but concerns remain
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After public turmoil, what comes next for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression?
CJFE board members are taking the next few months to review, refocus, and ensure CJFE is an organization that continues long into the future. Continue Reading After public turmoil, what comes next for Canadian Journalists for Free Expression?
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Understanding Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources
Here’s what you need to know about Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources. Continue Reading Understanding Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources
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Vice urges RCMP to drop demand for materials if accused terrorist long dead
U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military operations in Syria and Iraq, maintains Farah Shirdon died two years ago. Continue Reading Vice urges RCMP to drop demand for materials if accused terrorist long dead
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Media ‘under threat’
Canada slips out of Top 20 in press freedom index.
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Free expression organizations protest charges against reporter
By Grant Buckler Media and freedom of expression organizations are protesting after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police charged Justin Brake, a reporter for The Newfoundland and Labrador Independent, with mischief and disobeying a court order for entering the site of a controversial hydroelectric project. A group of Indigenous activists cut a lock at the Muskrat…
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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.