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 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 MoreResearch from the University of Kansas found that when readers think AI is involved in news production, they have lower trust in the credibility of the news, even if they don’t fully understand what it contributed.
Read MoreToronto lifestyle magazine, The Grind, caught seven freelance articles for a special edition that they believed were AI-generated stories about fake people and places.
Read MoreThe RCMP sought to keep photojournalist Amber Bracken in custody for months after alleging she assaulted a sheriff upon release from jail following her 2021 arrest at the Wet’suwet’en pipeline standoff. Court documents reveal police quickly failed in their attempt to have her charged and detained without bail, despite knowing she was reporting as a […]
Read MoreIn the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term, there have been a startling number of actions that, taken together, threaten the availability of independent, fact-based news for vast swaths of America’s population, CPJ said in a report. “From denying access to upending respect for the independence of a free press to vilifying […]
Read MoreIn its 2025 index on press freedom, the global NGO said its economic index for media freedom “now stands at an unprecedented, critical low.” Canada ranks 14th on the index, and the non-profit group said the country “has room for progress, particularly around press coverage involving Indigenous people and land disputes.”
Read MoreUNESCO’s Director General Audrey Azoulay condemned the killing of journalists Hilmi al-Faqaawi and Ahmed Mansour in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The pair were killed and several others injured in an air strike which hit a media tent on April 7. UNESCO has reported the deaths of at least 49 journalists and media workers in […]
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