Journalist turned “guerrilla lawyer”: Reporter argues against publication ban in court
By SAHAR FATIMA STAFF REPORTER Koopmans, who at the time worked for the Kamloops Daily News, circulation 12,000, said he was frustrated […]
Author: Lindsay Hanna
Online comments are libel risk for news organizations, researchers warn
By MATT DEMERS STAFF REPORTER News organizations struggle with how to manage comments on their websites because just one errant entry can […]
Tweets can be libelous too, researcher points out
By MEREDITH GILLIES STAFF REPORTER Tim Currie, a journalism professor from University of King’s College in Halifax, says before journalists tweet they […]
Judges who limit media access to courts accused of “judicial cowardice”
By KAILAH BHARATH STAFF REPORTER Thirty years after Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteed a free press, judges suffering from “judicial […]
Journalists need to explain why government secrecy is bad for citizens, researcher says
By MELINDA MALDONADO STAFF REPORTER Journalists are doing a lousy job explaining why the public should care about government secrecy, a media […]