Nominations now open for 2018 CCWPF Press Freedom Award

OTTAWA, Feb. 4, 2018 – 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/her safety or reputation for the sake of free speech? […]

CCWPF statement on the death of Charles Morrow

OTTAWA – With great sadness, the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom mourns the death of our friend and colleague, Charles Morrow, who succumbed to cancer on Monday, January 15. After a career in journalism and the federal civil service, Mr. Morrow became a founding member of the Canadian Committee on World Press Freedom 20 […]

CBC Saskatchewan, La Presse journalists share Press Freedom Award

OTTAWA, May 2, 2017 /CNW/ – CBC Saskatchewan’s Geoff Leo and Paul Dornstauder together with Patrick Lagacé and his newspaper La Presse will be honoured as co-winners of the 19th Press Freedom Award, given annually to Canadian journalists or media workers who have made an outstanding contribution to press freedom. Shawn McCarthy, President of the […]

2017 World Press Freedom Awards Luncheon

Greetings from the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) We invite you to join us at the 19th 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 […]

Nominations now open for the 17th international editorial cartoon competition

1. The theme for the 17th International Editorial Cartoon Competition is: F for fake Yesterday a global network with libertarian accents, has the Internet become a threat to democracies? Corporate-funded think tanks and fake grassroots groups are now everywhere and consumers often have difficulty in finding the source of the “information” they disseminate. The phenomenon […]

Nominations now open for 2017 CCWPF Press Freedom Award

Press release Celebrate and reward journalistic freedom. Nominations are now open for the 2017 CCWPF Press Freedom Award. 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 […]

CCWPF Condemns Conviction Of Fahmy, Greste And Mohamed

OTTAWA – The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (CCWPF) condemns the conviction of Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, Australian colleague Peter Greste and Egyptian colleague Baher Mohamed in connection for their work at Al-Jazeera English. An Egyptian judge sentenced Mr. Fahmy, Mr. Greste and Mr. Mohamed to three years in prison on Saturday for working […]