Since Reporters Without Borders published their annual World Press Freedom Index on World Press Freedom Day May 3, the sorry state of press freedom and the ability of journalists to do their jobs safely has deteriorated even further. The report in May showed the journalism environment in 128 countries was problematic or dangerous for media […]
Read MoreThe standoff between the Liberal government and Facebook is set to ratchet up in December when Bill C-18, the Online News Act, comes into force. Meta’s Facebook has already blocked access to news providers from its site, and Google was threatening to do the same. However on Nov. 30, the Liberal government announced a deal […]
Read MoreThe Hamas-Israel war has brought new conflict between the Conservative Party of Canada politicians and CBC news. The Conservatives have vowed to defund CBC television and its new operations if elected, and have been frequent critics of its coverage of Canadian politics and world events. At a parliamentary committee meeting in October, Conservative MPs took […]
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