Meta Dug In As of Jan. 1, Meta’s boycott of Canadian news organizations on its Facebook platform continued in response to the federal government’s Bill C-18, which requires online platforms to compensate news organization for use of their content. While Google reached a deal to allocate $100-million to news providers under C-18, Meta has dug […]
Read MoreThe latest annual report on the Access to Information Act indicates that journalists are abandoning this vital transparency tool in record numbers. Treasury Board’s 2022-2023 statistics on use of the Act, released Dec. 20, shows that fewer than 10 per cent of general requests filed that year came from members of the media. That’s less […]
Read MoreIn an industry already facing challenges over public trust, the rise of artificial intelligence is adding yet another threat to press freedom. Erosion of public trust creates conditions in which governments and others in authority can more easily restrict media freedom. Last month, the chief executive of The Arena Group which owns Sports Illustrated, was […]
Read MoreWorld Press Freedom Canada continues to be concerned about oversight surrounding the Vancouver Police Department’s treatment of journalists during an operation to dismantle a camp for homeless people. In December, we penned a letter to the Vancouver Police Board, expressing our serious concerns with its quick dismissal of a press freedom complaint against the Vancouver […]
Read MoreThis year marks the first time in history that more than half of the world’s population will participate in elections. How voters are informed may impact the outcomes in 40 countries. In an information ecosystem increasingly polluted by misinformation and disinformation campaigns, could 2024 could be a bellwether for the resilience of democracy? According to […]
Read MoreIn Canada’s battle with Big Tech, smaller publishers are caught in the crossfire Independent outlets explain how traffic and engagement have plummeted overnight after Meta blocked news from its platforms. Read the Reuters story. International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Nov. 2 Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the […]
Read MoreSince Reporters Without Borders published their annual World Press Freedom Index on World Press Freedom Day May 3, the sorry state of press freedom and the ability of journalists to do their jobs safely has deteriorated even further. The report in May showed the journalism environment in 128 countries was problematic or dangerous for media […]
Read MoreThe standoff between the Liberal government and Facebook is set to ratchet up in December when Bill C-18, the Online News Act, comes into force. Meta’s Facebook has already blocked access to news providers from its site, and Google was threatening to do the same. However on Nov. 30, the Liberal government announced a deal […]
Read MoreThe Hamas-Israel war has brought new conflict between the Conservative Party of Canada politicians and CBC news. The Conservatives have vowed to defund CBC television and its new operations if elected, and have been frequent critics of its coverage of Canadian politics and world events. At a parliamentary committee meeting in October, Conservative MPs took […]
Read MoreIt’s increasingly hard to navigate what “information” is true and what is not, or which images are real and which are deep fakes. The evolution of social media platforms is happening more quickly than our ability to deal with the content that is published on them. We must find a way to deliver trusted and […]
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