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15 Jun

A big step backward for openness in Newfoundland

<p>The Supreme Court of Canada has made clear more than once that the purpose of access to information legislation is to facilitate and support democracy.  Public access to records about the workings of government helps keep those governments, both bureaucrats and politicians, accountable.</p>

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15 Jun

Newfoundland passes Bill 29 to amend Access to Information legislation

<p>After a marathon filibuster debate, Newfoundland’s <a href="http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/bills/bill1229.htm">Bill 29</a> has passed in the House of Assembly.</p><p>The Bill, which will amend the current Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, was pushed through the house after <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/newfoundland-opposition-filibusters-bill-seeking-restrict-access-information" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three days of filibuster debate</a> by the 11 opposition members.</p>

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15 Jun

CPJ Steiger Fellowship launched

<p> </p><p>The <a href="http://cpj.org/about/jobs.php">Committee to Protect Journalists</a> has launched a six-month Fellowship to honour Paul Steiger, former chair of CPJ.</p><p>It’s designed for students and young journalists who are interested in projects related to press freedom and freedom of expression. The Fellow will carry out an independent project on press freedom while supporting CPJ staff and working on a variety of topics.</p><p>It’s a paid position, but proper documentation to work in the United States is required.</p>

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15 Jun

J-Links for June 15: Police, protester altercation exposed; CTV reporter has passed away; journos kicked out of Romney event

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://openfile.ca/montreal/blog/2012/student-media-sheds-more-light-la-presses-front-page-photo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Student press captured altercation between police and protestor that made front page news</a></p>

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15 Jun

Police mistreatment of journalists reported in Montreal

<p>Evoking memories of the G20 protests in Toronto in 2010, concerns are being raised about police treatment of journalists during student protests in Montreal.</p><p><br />Reporters have been arrested, told to stop filming and in some cases roughed up by police, according to reports.</p>

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14 Jun

Government reverses decision, restores funding for Literary Press Group

<p>The Literary Press Group has announced that the Department of Canadian Heritage has reversed its <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/publishers-group-loses-funding-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decision to revoke</a> federal funding to the group, and that <a href="http://lpg.ca/public/news/lpg039s_canada_book_fund_support_has_been_restored" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support for the Canada Book Fund has been restored</a>.</p>

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14 Jun

CUTV: le direct autrement

<p><strong>Voir aussi: <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/ggi-les-journalistes-victimes-des-policiers-et-des-manifestants">Les journalistes victimes des policiers et des manifestants</a> et <a href="http://projetj.ca/article/une-carte-de-presse-pour-les-journalistes-etudiants">Une carte de presse pour les journalistes étudiants?</a></strong></p>

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14 Jun

J-Links for June 14: Immigration Minister scolds La Presse; The Star looking at paywalls?; Ezra Levant violates ethics code

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/kenney-rebukes-newspaper-lectures-reporters-on-incomplete-work/article4255779/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Immigration minister publicly reminds journos to be balanced</a></p>

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14 Jun

The Magazine School: Free online resource for instructors

<p> </p><p><strong>By Janice Paskey</strong></p><p>A few years ago, I taught a magazine writing class at Mount Royal University. As part of the course, I asked the students to present a feature story that they liked. Invariably, the articles were from <em>Rolling Stone, Wired, National Geographic, Vanity Fair</em> and a host of other American magazines. Where was our Canadian content?</p>

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13 Jun

CBSC rules Ezra Levant and Sun News Network breached code in Chiquita segment

<p>Ezra Levant can’t say “fuck your mother” on air, even in Spanish, the <a href="http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/2012/120613.php">Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled</a>.</p>

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