Archive
23 May

Press freedom eroded in ’06

Nearly two-thirds of the Earth’s population live in places where the press is not free or only partly free, according to the annual global survey of press freedom released by […]

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11 May

Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. The organization promotes press freedom worldwide by defending the rights of journalists to report the news without […]

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9 May

Fight for Finkle a success

Canadian journalism organizations are celebrating a judge’s decision to quash the subpoena ordering Derek Finkle to turn over his notes about the Elizabeth Bain murder case to the police. On […]

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3 May

Libel suits put online free speech at risk

CommentaryA pair of recently filed defamation suits have the potential to reshape free speech on the Internet in Canada, Internet law expert Michael Geist warns in this Ottawa Citizen commentary […]

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17 Apr

Mexico decriminalizes libel

NewsIn a move hailed as a step toward greater press freedom, Mexican President Felipe Calder??n has approved amendments to decriminalize libel, slander and defamation. Mexico joins El Salvador as the […]

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17 Apr

Adding insult to injury

NewsIn many countries, it is a crime to insult public officials or any individual, group or religion. The World Press Freedom Committee has launched a campaign to eliminate this extreme […]

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7 Mar

Joe Howe, revisited

John Ralston Saul, Joseph Howe & The Battle for Freedom of Speech. Gaspereau Press, paperback, 61 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Dean Jobb Joseph Howe, the courageous editor of the Novascotian, […]

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31 Dec

Freedom of the press and Stephen Harper’s media policy

FeatureFor Canadians to make informed political decisions, the press must be free to gather and report political news. The Harper government’s restrictions on media access to politicians and news events […]

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26 Dec

Canadian libel law chills free speech on Internet

CommentaryCanadian Internet service providers need protection from libel suits sparked by web postings, argues Internet law expert Michael Geist.

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26 Dec

Fear of publishing

FeatureMuslim outrage over published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed has fueled a debate in Canada on what constitutes freedom of speech. Marlene Rego reports in the Ryerson Review of Journalism.

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