Protests and Pandemics: Transparency and the Policing of Press Freedom
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Canadian Association of Journalists president Brent Jolly will talk about how press freedom in Canada is being challenged.
Covering Riots and Civil Unrest
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This webinar training will focus on risk assessment and situational awareness as well as practical strategies and tactics for preparing to cover civil disturbances. Topics will include protective gear, positioning in a crowd, how to deal with tear gas, rubber bullets and other riot and crowd control tactics.
When the Press Badge Doesn’t Protect You
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There have been over 470 incidents involving press during recent protests. This online program will offer firsthand accounts of such attacks as well as commentary on the incidents during the protests.
6 years ago
Drawing a line between the personal and the professional when it comes to protest
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Ethics
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign
By Katrina Clarke
I didn’t march.
When tens of thousands of people packed the streets of Toronto for the Women’s March on January 21, I wasn’t there. Not because I don’t…
6 years ago
What led to a journalist covering Muskrat Falls being named in a court order?
By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor
When a group of protesters in Muskrat Falls in Labrador cut the locks on the gate of a controversial hydroelectric project and marched in, journalist Justin Brake followed the story. “I just continued to do…
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