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Remarks by former CBC anchor Heather Bakken: Section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects freedom of the press. That’s because Press Freedom [Read more...]
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CWA Canada’s volunteer leaders from across the country met in Moncton last weekend. The group shared industry trends, and collective bargaining challenges and successes [Read more...]
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"Martin has devoted over 30 years to the labour movement and the improvement of worker's rights. Martin stands by his beliefs without wavering. He lives and breathes his commitment to the betterment of unionized workers. His dedication is evident in his list of accomplishments. He has also dedicated a lot of time and effort to protect journalists and journalism, locally, nationally, and internationally. He has fought for the news industry in Canada. There is no one more deserving of this award than Martin." - CWA Canada Vice-President Lois Kirkup [Read more...]
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Canadian Association of Journalists announces finalists for this year’s top investigative journalism awards [Read more...]
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CWA Canada President Carmel Smyth says the union will be monitoring the situation closely after Saltwire Network Inc. announced today that it is seeking creditor protection. [Read more...]
News from Other Sources
2019.05.30 | The Journalistic Sources Protection Act gets its first test in Denis case (J-Source)
2019.05.30 | The Logic’s David Skok on its new partnership with Postmedia (J-Source)
2019.05.24 | Torstar closing Hamilton printing and mailroom operations (Canadian Press / J-Source)
2019.05.09 | Local news snapshot finds journalists split on their future (J-Source)
2019.05.07 | If newspaper health is a measure of democracy, our democracy is in decline: Neil Macdonald (CBC Opinion)
2019.03.25 | How Queen’s Park Today bloomed in an era of shrinking press galleries (J-Source)
2019.03.22 | The Trudeau government’s tax subsidy for journalism puts the Halifax Examiner in an impossible situation (Halifax Examiner)
2019.03.22 | Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget (CP | BurnabyNow)
2019.03.21 | Government funding for journalism: To what end? (Christopher Waddell | The Conversation)
2019.03.12 | How to fix Canada’s biggest media problem in one easy step (Marc Edge | J-Source)
2019.03.08 | Changes come to one of Atlantic Canada’s largest media companies (J-Source)
2019.03.07 | A fourth-generation newspaper rides the waves of change (J-Source)
2019.03.06 | Facebook Canada announces $2.5-million investment in Canadian news industry (J-Source)
2019.02.19 | Rethinking foreign reporting at the AP (Columbia Journalism Review)
2019.02.14 | Bail out the journalists, not their bosses (J-Source)
2019.02.11 | Public funds should be used to rescue local journalism, says report (The Guardian)
2019.02.08 | Postmedia’s deep ties with the company Jeff Bezos has accused of extortion (CanadaLand)
2019.01.26 | The Crisis Facing American Journalism Did Not Start With the Internet (Slate)
2019.01.25 | Canadian Journalism Innovators launches to accelerate digital media growth (J-Source)
2019.01.10 | How Trump’s lies may change how Canada reports the news (iPolitics)
2019.01.08 | RCMP denial of journalists’ access to protest site frightening, says press freedom advocate (APTN)
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