Canadian Association of Journalists

HED: Emergency Support Fund for Canadian Journalists underscores the duty of care we owe to each other

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Friday, December 22, 2023
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TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is launching a groundbreaking new pilot project that will help provide invaluable short-term financial support to its member journalists during times of crisis.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is launching a groundbreaking new pilot project that will help provide invaluable short-term financial support to its member journalists during times of crisis.
  • The Emergency Support Fund for Canadian Journalists will provide eligible members of the CAJ with microgrants to cover short-term expenses related either to threats and crises caused by one's work as a journalist or as a means to support wellness and/or other care-based needs.
  • The emergency fund has been made possible with a generous donation from the Inspirit Foundation .
  • The Canadian Association of Journalists is the country's largest professional organization that serves to advance the interests of journalists from coast to coast to coast.

CAJ: RCMP ignores legal precedent, Charter rights, in continued campaign to persecute Canadian journalist

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Monday, October 16, 2023
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It's a masterclass in ignoring and denying the constitutional and legal protections afforded to journalists in Canada to do their jobs without interference."

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  • It's a masterclass in ignoring and denying the constitutional and legal protections afforded to journalists in Canada to do their jobs without interference."
  • In their filing , the RCMP assert that Bracken, on assignment as a journalist, was not exempt in law from obeying the terms of the injunction order.
  • As part of her lawsuit, Bracken is seeking civil damages, arguing the RCMP violated her liberty rights under Sections 7 and 9 of the Charter.
  • The Canadian Association of Journalists is the country's largest professional organization that serves to advance the interests of journalists from coast to coast to coast.

Metroland and Métro Média bankruptcies signal more 'dark days' ahead for local journalism in Canada

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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"These are catastrophic losses for media workers and Canadians who live in smaller communities," said Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).

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  • "These are catastrophic losses for media workers and Canadians who live in smaller communities," said Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).
  • On Friday, Metroland Media Group announced it was seeking bankruptcy protection and having to furlough 605 employees – including an estimated 68 journalists.
  • Andrew Mulé, the owner of Quebec-based Métro Média, which is not affiliated with Metroland, announced on Sunday that the hyperlocal French-language news organization would be announcing bankruptcy this week .
  • Métro Média abruptly suspended editorial operations last month at its more than 30 hyperlocal publications, which includes 16 print weeklies and le Journal Métro.

All journalists deserve stable jobs and less precarious work

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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The intrepid work of journalists helps to hold the powerful at all levels of authority accountable."

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  • The intrepid work of journalists helps to hold the powerful at all levels of authority accountable."
  • Despite this crucial work, the CAJ is disturbed about how fewer and fewer journalists have full-time jobs.
  • In one Canadian academic study , researchers interviewed more than 100 journalists who described persistent financial insecurity and anxiety about the stability of their jobs.
  • "All journalists who aspire to full-time work deserve good jobs without having to worry about when their next contract or paycheck will arrive."

No news is bad news for Canada: CAJ urges Meta, Google, government, and news organizations to uphold the public's right to know

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
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Within a week, the California-based social media company reversed course and began to negotiate with news organizations.

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  • Within a week, the California-based social media company reversed course and began to negotiate with news organizations.
  • "For more than a decade, journalism has been engaged in a complicated and unbalanced relationship with tech platforms," Jolly said.
  • "Platforms will, no doubt undertake complex strategies to seek exemptions, particularly as it relates to small, start-up, BIPOC-led news organizations.
  • Foreign-owned tech companies, however, cannot be allowed to dictate winners and losers when it comes to the right to know of Canadians.

Full disclosure: Prince George selected as most secretive municipality in Canada

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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TORONTO, June 27, 2023 /CNW/ - The City of Prince George, B.C., has been selected as the municipal winner of the 2022 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy.

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  • TORONTO, June 27, 2023 /CNW/ - The City of Prince George, B.C., has been selected as the municipal winner of the 2022 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy.
  • "There is a clear pattern of behaviour in Prince George that cannot be allowed to fester any longer," said Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ).
  • In particular, this year's Code of Silence jury was particularly disturbed by multiple examples of what it determined to be "egregious" actions.
  • The first example focused on the city's plans to demolish the Moccasin Flats homeless encampment in November 2021.

Time's up, game's over: Toronto Police Service recognized with 2022 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievements in Government Secrecy

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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Instead, TPS delayed, taking two years to respond to the journalist's request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .

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  • Instead, TPS delayed, taking two years to respond to the journalist's request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .
  • In May 2022, via an interim decision, the TPS was ordered to comply with the journalist's original request to provide the data electronically.
  • "This kind of roadblock is all too common for journalists when reporting on police forces in Canada," said Jolly.
  • Last year, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) received an unprecedented double-citation in the Code of Silence's law enforcement category .

Four Canadian journalists recognized for championing Indigenous journalism, and telling truth, about long-standing systemic injustices

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
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"Each of these journalists have, in their own ways, been trailblazers," said CAJ president Brent Jolly in presenting the awards earlier this evening at the Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver.

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  • "Each of these journalists have, in their own ways, been trailblazers," said CAJ president Brent Jolly in presenting the awards earlier this evening at the Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver.
  • "They are bold visionaries who have shown how relationships based on understanding are more productive than those based on prejudice.
  • The Canadian Association of Journalists is a professional organization with over 1300 members across Canada.
  • The CAJ's primary roles are public-interest advocacy work and professional development for its members.

Congratulations to the CAJ Awards recipients!

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
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There were a total 469 entries for the 2022 awards program.

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  • There were a total 469 entries for the 2022 awards program.
  • This awards program doesn't function without journalists and their newsrooms stepping forward to submit their work for review and consideration, or the judges who take on the work of reviewing that work.
  • The CAJ congratulates all the recipients and finalists and thanks all those who submitted entries for consideration.
  • The CAJ is proud to play a role in recognizing the best of this work on an annual basis.

Breaching a journalist's Charter rights is a red line that should never be crossed

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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The lawsuit stems from the arrest of Bracken, an award-winning photojournalist, while she was on assignment for The Narwhal in late 2021.

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  • The lawsuit stems from the arrest of Bracken, an award-winning photojournalist, while she was on assignment for The Narwhal in late 2021.
  • Bracken was covering enforcement of an injunction related to the construction of TransCanada's Coastal GasLink pipeline on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory.
  • Copies of that letter were also sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, and Mike Farnworth, B.C.
  • "Proactive measures must be taken prior to enforcement actions to ensure the standing of journalists is acknowledged and respected at all times."