Journalists

Statement by CWA Canada President Martin O’Hanlon on harassment of journalists

2021-10-05 // 1 Comment

Journalism is a pillar of democracy. If journalists feel threatened doing their jobs, important stories may go untold, and democracy is undermined. In recent days, many [Read more...]

CWA Canada joins effort to help journalists escape Afghanistan

2021-08-23 // 2 Comments

Canadian organizations that employ or represent media workers have been working feverishly since Kabul fell to the Taliban to help Afghan journalists and their families [Read more...]

Work-from-home workarounds

2020-06-05 // 0 Comments

EVA VOINIGESCU During her first few days of working remotely, CBC parliamentary bureau senior reporter Karina Roman was worried that she’d recreate 2017’s viral “BBC [Read more...]

Get tough with those who suppress free expression, CWA Canada leader tells social media conference

2020-02-18 // 0 Comments

Martin O'Hanlon at social media conference

A two-day international conference — Social Media: Challenges and Ways to Promote Freedoms and Protect Activists — that wrapped up Monday in Doha, Qatar, drew more than [Read more...]

In a chilly year for the news business, union organizing is smoking hot

2018-12-18 // 0 Comments

RICK EDMONDS | Poynter [~] Put 2018 in the rear view mirror ASAP for those trying to make money by doing journalism. Newspaper revenues are still sinking fast. Magazines are [Read more...]

Leader of far-right group faces criminal charges in attempt to intimidate VICE journalists

2018-06-20 // 0 Comments

Masked men in VICE Media's Montreal office

The leader of the neo-fascist group Atalante, whose members attempted to intimidate VICE journalists last month in Montreal, is facing criminal charges. Martin O’Hanlon, [Read more...]

CWA Canada expresses ‘grave concern’ over crackdown on media in Turkey

2018-03-09 // 0 Comments

CWA Canada has appealed to the Turkish envoy in Ottawa to “take a stand against authoritarianism” after a court in Istanbul on Thursday sentenced 25 journalists to jail [Read more...]

Understanding Canada’s new shield law for confidential sources

2017-10-25 // 2 Comments

LISA TAYLOR, BRIAN MACLEOD ROGERS, RYDER GILLILAND | J-Source [~] Canada has a new law that offers significantly enhanced protections to reporters’ confidential sources and [Read more...]

Board hearing on National Post union vote set for Oct. 11

2017-10-02 // 2 Comments

TORONTO – A majority of newsroom staff at the National Post have voted to join media union CWA Canada, but the final vote result will have to wait until after a hearing is [Read more...]

National Post newsroom staff file to unionize

2017-09-22 // 2 Comments

TORONTO — Newsroom staff at the National Post have officially filed for union certification after a strong majority of workers signed union cards. CWA Canada, the [Read more...]