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27 Sep

Police lose bid for author Finkle’s notes

NewsToronto (June 28, 2007) — A judge has ruled that Toronto author and journalist Derek Finkle does not have to turn over research materials accumulated in writing No Claim To Mercy, […]

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26 Sep

Wanted: Libel law for the digital age

CommentaryA libel suit filed against Mumsnet, a community website where women offer one another advice, support and friendship, underlines the need for a libel law that reflects the reality of […]

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25 Sep

Somali murders ‘blow’ to press freedom

NewsToronto (August 13, 2007) — The murders of Somali journalists Ali Sharmarke and Mahad Ahmed Elmi, of the radio network HornAfrik, are a blow to press freedom in Somalia and […]

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25 Sep

UK libel law stifles free expression

Commentary Sheikh Khalid bin Mahfouz, one of the world’s richest men, has made an academic publisher withdraw a controversial book. But it is the UK libel system that allows the […]

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25 Sep

How Conrad Black used libel chill as a weapon

By David OliveBusiness Columnist The Toronto Star “There is only one thing for me now, absolute Humility.”– Oscar Wilde, “De Profundis,” essay written in Reading Gaol The Conrad Black story […]

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25 Sep

The upside of Harper’s press restrictions

NewsOttawa (July 30, 2007) — One year after relations between the Parliamentary Press Gallery and the Harper government hit rock bottom, some observers see signs that restrictions on media access […]

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25 Sep

Proposed U.S. shield law moves forward

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 1, 2007) – The Society of Professional Journalists, the nation’s most broad-based journalism advocacy organization, commends the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee’s decision to vote in favor […]

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20 Jun

Who should fight publication bans?

Following two recent back-to-back rulings striking down publication bans, Sun Media’s Kevin Martin poses two questions for consideration: Should the media be forced to continually bear the costs of challenging […]

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30 May

Wanted: Libel law for a digital age

CommentaryMumsnet, a community website where women give advice, support and friendship, has apologized to a controversial childcare guru who sued over disparaging comments posted by some of its users. Mumsnet […]

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30 May

Libel-proofing CAR investigations

Global Investigative Journalism ConferenceToronto, Canada, May 26, 2007 Presenters: Dean JobbJournalism ProfessorUniversity of King’s College, HalifaxAuthor, Media Law for Canadian JournalistsEditor, Law Section, J-Source.ca(djobb@dal.ca) Robert CribbToronto Star Deputy Investigative EditorInstructor, […]

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