The Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is seriously concerned about the recently proposed amendments to Canada's copyright law. The proposed changes to allow news footage to be used in political advertisements present a serious threat to press freedom and the integrity of Canadian news media. CJFE has five major concerns with these proposed amendments: This proposal could result in...
Unionised workers at the Journal de Montreal have voted to accept a contract offer, ending an employer lockout that lasted more than two years, Agence France-Presse (AFP) has reported. Quebecor Media locked out more than 200 employees in January 2009, arguing that journalists refused to adapt to changes in their job duties brought on by technologies including the Internet. To avoid a strike, the...
Canwest Limited Partnership, publisher of the largest chain of English-language dailies in Canada, grew overall revenue on the strength of newspaper print advertising, which offset a decline in digital media, its new owner reported Thursday, according to Editor & Publisher. The details: [ Link] Postmedia Network Inc., which closed its purchase of the Canwest papers on July 13, reported fiscal...
The Canadian Press, the news service that began as a way to distribute reports from the front back to Canada during the First World War, has struck a tentative deal that will transform the 93-year-old organisation, says a The Globe and Mail report. Faced with mounting financial challenges, the organisation is proposing to convert itself to a for-profit company, from an industry co-operative. Under...
Most journalists in Canada feel the conditions that they work in are dangerous. More than 80 per cent of TV camera operators and half of broadcast reporters have been assaulted or threatened with injury at least once while doing their current job. In the print sector, more than 75 per cent of photographers and almost 30 per cent of reporters have been assaulted or threatened with injury. Of those...
A documentary about the Air India tragedy, which took place 22 years ago this Saturday, is set to begin filming next month. To be called Flight 182, the film will be directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, who also helmed Beowulf & Grendel. CBC-TV has commissioned the two-hour documentary, which will include interviews with people involved in the events, Gunnarsson and her producer, David York, announced...
A journalist with Ontario-based Pakistan Post newspaper was assaulted by two men who had warned him to stop writing against Islam. Jawaad Faizi was attacked in Mississauga, Ontario on the evening of April 17, according to the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE). Faizi described being attacked by two men in his car outside the home of his editor, Amir Arain. Two men, one armed with a...
