The winner of the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) 2020 Press Freedom Award is Kenneth Jackson, reporter/producer with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). The annual award recognizes outstanding achievements by Canadian media workers who produce pub-lic-interest journalism, while overcoming secrecy, intimidation or other efforts to thwart their work. Backed by his APTN […]
Read MoreHere are the rules and regulations: 1. The theme for the 20th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: Pulling the plug on social media After a facing backlash over the publication of a cartoon deemed anti-Semitic, the New York Times stopped publishing editorial cartoons in their international publication. In August, India stripped Kashmir of its constitutional autonomy and […]
Read MoreDo 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? If so, why […]
Read MoreThis blog post originally appeared on the Canadian Committee for UNESCO website on September 3, 2019. You can find the original post here A number of recent studies have revealed worrying figures about peoples’ ability to distinguish deceitful news reporting from responsible journalism—or in other words, “fake news” from truth: • The Pew Research Center […]
Read MoreOTTAWA, 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 […]
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