OTTAWA, April 8, 2019 /CNW/ – The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom will hold its annual luncheon on May 2 to mark UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day and honour award-winning journalists What: Twenty first annual World Press Freedom Day Luncheon and 19th international cartoon competition. Presentation of awards to journalists and media workers who have done exemplary work in defence […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom and the Carleton School of Journalism and Communication HARD TRUTHS + FAKE NEWS A timely boot camp for users of democracy and defenders of press freedom. Feb. 25, 2019. OTTAWA—The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom and the Carleton School of Journalism and Communication invite journalists, decision-makers […]
Read MoreThe theme for the 19th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: Open season on journalists 2018 was one of the worst years for the number of journalists killed while doing their work. In the annual report of Reporters Without Borders, 2018 was particularly deadly with 80 journalists killed in the line of duty (+ 8%). After […]
Read MoreOTTAWA, Feb. 4, 2019 /CNW/ – Do you know a journalist or media employee whose work has been frustrated by a cloak of secrecy over the public’s right to know, or by legal manoeuvres or political intimidation? Do you know of a reporter who has risked his or her safety or reputation for the sake of free speech? […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom submitted this brief on Bill C-58, legislation to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, which is currently before the Senate’s Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. In this brief, the CCWPF argues the bill is seriously deficient in its purported aim to improve the […]
Read MoreA couple of cops just walked into the newsroom wanting to talk to you about where you got your story. What are your rights as a journalist? You’re on the scene of a horrific accident but the cops don’t want you filming. You protest. So they put you in the back of a cruiser for […]
Read MoreThe Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom condemns the criminal charges brought against Aylmer Express publisher John Hueston and reporter/editor Brett Hueston. The OPP’s decision to charge the publisher and editor of a family-owned, community newspaper for attempting to report at an accident scene is an unacceptable assault on freedom of the press. It is […]
Read MoreThe Feb. 27 federal budget pledged $10 million a year for five years to support local news media. That was $10 million too much, according to some. Others say not enough. News Media Canada, the industry lobby group, had been looking for $350 million in a revamped Canadian Periodical Fund. National Post columnist Andrew Coyne, […]
Read MoreGreetings from the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) We invite you to join us at the 20th Annual World Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon. Join journalists, politicians, academics, media executives and others who champion the vital role of the press and free expression in fostering democracy and open government. Our keynote speaker will […]
Read MoreHere are the rules and regulations: 1. The theme for the 18th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: The high price of a free press Press freedom around the world is in danger as journalists are threatened by government censorship, organised crime and commercial pressures.Online content is being controlled by a handful of internet companies whose […]
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