Archive
12 Apr

“If there’s another subject, I’ll answer it”: PM

Journalists reached their boiling point over the five-questions rule at a recent campaign presser in Halifax last week. Standing behind a yellow barricade 12 feet away from the Prime Minister, […]

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12 Apr

Honoré par la FJC, Robert MacNeil présentera une série sur l’autisme à PBS

Honoré par la Fondation pour le journalisme canadien cette année pour ses 40 ans de carrière, le journaliste Robert MacNeil fera un retour à l’émission NewsHour de PBS à partir […]

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12 Apr

New go-to resource website for health reporters

Like many academics, University of Manitoba prof Noralou Roos has stifled a gasp, or two, when reading news articles on public health policy. “We would read something in a newspaper,” […]

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12 Apr

Référendum sur le titre professionnel: le oui l’emporte

À l’issue d’un vote en ligne étalé sur trois jours, 86,8% des membres de la Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ) se sont prononcés en faveur de la création […]

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12 Apr

How’d we do last time?

J-Source has started tracking the coverage, but how’d we do last time around? As we dive into the current election campaign, J-Source looks back at the 2008 campaign.  J-Source’s then […]

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12 Apr

Parliamentary committee recommends a full public inquiry for G20 security issues

By Anna Chen and Dan Blackwell The Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security released a report on security issues at the G8 and G20 summits that found unjustified […]

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12 Apr

Celebrating Women Journalists for International Women’s Day

By Anna Chen and Jen Wilson Canadian Journalist for Free Expression (CJFE) is celebrating the centenary of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2011, by highlighting the work of four […]

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12 Apr

Journalist to defend journalist-source confidentiality against another media outlet

By Anna Chen On Monday, March 21, 2011, CBC journalist Nancy Thomson will appear before the Supreme Court of Yukon to defend her right to journalist-source confidentiality. She will argue […]

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12 Apr

Landmark decision on U.S. government wire-tapping and surveillance

By Anna Chen In a victory for civil liberties, privacy and the rule of law, a New York federal appeals court reinstated a case that challenged the constitutionality of legislation […]

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11 Apr

Your source is safe with me: Panel discussion broadcast online

For those of you who missed it: last month’s panel discussion “Your source is safe with me: Journalism, confidentiality and the courts” is now online, courtesy of Ryerson University. Panelists […]

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