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10 Mar

Post appeals ruling that curbs source protection

NewsOntario’s highest court has overturned a ruling — the first of its kind in Canada — that granted a journalist the right to protect a confidential source. The Feb. 29, […]

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27 Sep

Covering Mahar Arar: A panel discussion

When journalism and national security collideToronto’s Osgoode Hall Law School hosted a panel discussion on March 21, 2007, exploring media coverage of Mahar Arar story. How should journalists have handled […]

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27 Sep

Baltovich trial won’t see author testify

  By Peter SmallToronto StarA judge has quashed a Crown’s subpoena forcing the author of a book about the Robert Baltovich murder case to testify and provide materials for the […]

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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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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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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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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 Mar

Reporters off hook for shielding steriod-use source

NewsTwo San Francisco Chronicle reporters have been cleared of contempt of court for refusing to name a source who leaked secret grand jury testimony about steroid use by major league […]

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6 Mar

The perils of anonymous sources

Some of Canada’s most respected journalists and news outlets were played for fools in the Maher Arar case, tricked into printing lies about the Canadian engineer who was kidnapped in […]

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21 Feb

Federal shield law eyed for U.S. journalists

FeatureAmerican reporters face an increasing threat of being subpoenaed to testify in federal court. Congress has tried to remedy the problem by proposing reporter’s-privilege legislation, the Free Flow of Information […]

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