The 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 […]
Read MoreOTTAWA, 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? […]
Read MoreOTTAWA – 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 […]
Read MoreOTTAWA, 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 […]
Read MoreGreetings 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 […]
Read More1. 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 […]
Read MorePress 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 […]
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