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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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15 May

Bloc moves to protect journalists’ sources

NewsSerge Menard, a Bloc Quebecois MP and former journalist, has proposed a shield law to protect the identities of journalists’ confidential sources. Bill C-426, introduced on April 17, 2007, would […]

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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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6 Apr

Blogger freed after 226 days in jail

NewsVideo blogger Josh Wolf was freed on April 3, 2007after spending more time behind bars for contempt than any other American journalist in recent history. The 24-year-old, whorefused to comply […]

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6 Apr

Landmark British privacy ruling stands

NewsBritain’s House of Lords has refused to review a landmark ruling that has been criticized for protecting privacy at the expense of free expression — and could restrict how journalists […]

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7 Mar

Cyber libel and Canada’s courts

AnalysisRoger McConchie, a Vancouver lawyer who specializes in libel and privacy issues, has compiled detailed summaries of Canadian court rulings on Internet libel.

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