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24 Jan

Bail hearings, publication bans, burning sources and other lessons for journalists

<p><strong>By Thomas Rose, Law Editor</strong></p><p>In my capacity as editor of the law section here at J-Source my advice is often sought out by working journalists, students and academics.  Such was the case recently with a journalist working in a medium market somewhere in Canada (I am protecting the journalist’s identity and modifying some details as this person is currently in the midst of compiling an investigative story). </p>

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13 Dec

Doug Ford says Toronto Star Daniel Dale’s lawsuit is attempt to sell newspapers

<p>Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s brother, councillor Doug Ford, dismissed Daniel Dale’s libel notice as an attempt to sell newspapers.</p>

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12 Dec

Updated: Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale serves libel notice Mayor Rob Ford, Vision TV for libel

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Dale2.jpg" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja</strong></p><p><em>Toronto Star</em> reporter Daniel Dale will sue Mayor Rob Ford for libel related to an interview he gave with former media baron Conrad Black on Vision Television, in which the mayor insinuated that Dale was a pedophile.</p>

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12 Dec

Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale: “Rob Ford is lying about me, and it’s vile”

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6 Dec

Why journalists should practise safe data hygiene

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/Doig_0.JPG" style="font-size: 10px;" title="" />At the Investigative Reporters and Editors workshop in Toronto last month, Steve Doig talked to journalists about <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/ire-toronto-watchdog-workshop-day-1">protecting themselves and sources from government surveillance</a>.</p>

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15 Nov

Journalist’s lawyer waits on John Furlong to agree to lawsuit court date

<p><strong>By Bob Mackin, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/11/14/Furlong-Court-Date-Wait/#sthash.wzQfiUvl.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Tyee</em></a></strong></p><p id="39084891">The lawyer for the journalist John Furlong is suing for defamation said he has reserved dates for a British Columbia Supreme Court trial in early 2015 and is waiting for Furlong to agree.</p>

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10 Nov

Analyzing Rob Ford’s apologies

<p><strong>By Thomas Rose, J-Source Law Editor</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>So, what do you think about Rob Ford’s apologies? Were they sincere? Did they display honest contrition? Are you convinced the mayor of Toronto is about to change his ways?<o:p></o:p></p>

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1 Nov

Journalist fights back against Furlong media ‘onslaught’

<p><strong>By Bob Mackin, for <a href="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/2013/10/30/Robinson-Fights-Back-Furlong-Case/#sthash.jChI9wCV.dpuf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Tyee</a></strong></p><p id="39067452">Laura Robinson will ask a judge to quash former Vancouver 2010 Olympics CEO John Furlong's defamation lawsuit against her, according to a statement issued Oct. 30 by her lawyer.</p>

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30 Oct

Furlong drops suit against Georgia Straight for story accusing him of abusing students

<p><strong>By Bob Mackin, for <em>The Tyee</em></strong></p><p>Former Vancouver 2010 Olympics CEO John Furlong revealed he is no longer suing the <em>Georgia Straight </em>newspaper for its story accusing him of abusing students when he taught as a young man in Burns Lake, B.C., but he vowed to "escalate" legal actions against the author of the article, Laura Robinson.</p><p>Robinson's lawyer told <em>The Tyee</em> the journalist looks forward to defending her story against Furlong's defamation claims.</p>

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1 Oct

Know the rules about publication ban before covering the courts

<p><em>This is the final part of a weekly four-part series on legal issues journalists should be cognizant about as they embark on their careers. Read <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-j-students-need-know-about-protecting-anonymous-sources">Part 1 on anonymous sources</a>, <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/what-journalists-need-know-about-newsgathering-and-individual%E2%80%99s-right-privacy">Part 2 on privacy</a> and <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/journalists-who-trespass-case-law-murky-both-physical-and-digital-trespass">Part 3 on trespass</a>.</em></p>

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