The Canadian Association of Journalists, the University of King’s College, and the Canadian Media Lawyers Association have launched Lawyers for Reporters Canada, a new initiative offering pro bono legal services to support journalists and protect press freedom amid rising legal threats. The program will connect newsrooms with volunteer lawyers for services such as pre-publication review, […]
Read MoreThe FBI executed a rare search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, seizing her devices as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of unlawfully retaining classified materials, though Natanson is not accused of wrongdoing. The search, along with a subpoena served on The Post, has sparked serious First […]
Read MoreNew federal statistics show a sharp decline in Canadians’ use of the Access to Information Act, with requests falling by more than a third over two years, even as government spending on processing requests hit a record $118 million. Service has worsened, with legal deadlines missed more than 35 per cent of the time and […]
Read MoreWestern democracies, long considered bastions of press freedom, are no longer immune to the coercive pressures once associated only with authoritarian regimes. Freedom of the press in the West is not collapsing suddenly; it is eroding systematically. Pressure on journalists is coming from many sides – from populist leaders who brand them as enemies of […]
Read MoreAI may offer cash-strapped newsrooms “an infinite amount of interns,” but those digital interns — like real ones — will need close supervision and rigorous fact-checking, a leading Canadian AI researcher told attendees on Parliament Hill. Hugo Larochelle, scientific director at Mila, Canada’s largest AI research institute, gave the keynote at AI & The Press: […]
Read MoreCanadian media companies have to re-imagine how they gather, produce and disseminate news in order to remain relevant and viable in the age of Artificial Intelligence, AI expert Nikita Roy told the WPFC symposium. Roy was part of a panel on AI in the Newsroom: Promise and Peril. She is a data scientist, Knight Ridder […]
Read MoreFact-based, responsible journalism must be seen as a public good that’s supports democracy and requires government policy, Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory, told WPFC’s AI symposium. Bridgman participated on a panel on Misinformation, Disinformation and AI: Trust on the Line. He participated with David Skok, publisher of the online news site The […]
Read MoreFollowing the WPFC symposium, two of the panellists – the CBC’s Rignam Wangkhang and Nikita Roy of Newsroom Robots – convened a newly formed Canadian AI Journalism Alliance to keep the industry abreast of developments and best practices. Some 40 media leaders, including newsroom managers, union officials and representatives of journalists’ organizations, gathered at CBC’s […]
Read MoreParliament Hill journalists denounce ‘unprecedented’ lack of invitation for Carney’s Egypt trip Parliamentary Press Gallery denounces secrecy around Carney’s trip to Egypt; lack of notice and opportunity to travel with the Prime Minister “erodes access, transparency and accountability.” Read more Trump threatens to sue BBC as broadcaster faces ‘fight for its survival’ U.S. President Donald […]
Read MoreArtificial intelligence is reshaping our world at a pace that demands both caution and speed in determining how it should be used and managed. The deployment of AI brings both threats and opportunities to the gathering and dissemination of the fact-based news that is essential to our democracy. As such, it is deeply intertwined with […]
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