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New online course teaches lessons on decolonizing journalism

Led by five journalists, the University of Toronto course focuses on challenging eurocentric narratives in Canadian media 
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Classrooms advocate for press freedom

Involving post-secondary students in petitioning civic organizations to recognize World Press Freedom Day drives home the importance of journalism for democracy.
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The chilling effects of trying to report on the Israel-Gaza war

Hind Khoudary, based in the Gaza strip, has been reporting for Al Jazeera English and her own social media channels since Oct. 7, 2023. Media experts say western news outlets, not allowed into Gaza, should create more partnerships with journalists like Khoudary.
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Chilling statement

Indian government blocks access to CBC documentary

The Indian government ordered YouTube and X to remove a CBC Fifth Estate documentary on the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Physical attack

TVA camera operator spat on

A man yelled and spat at TVA journalists Catherine Bouchard and a camera operator just after they had filmed a live report in Montreal.

Physical attack

TVA journalist spat on

A man yelled and spat at TVA journalists Catherine Bouchard and a camera operator just after they had filmed a live report in Montreal.

Chilling statement

Sûreté du Québec officers sue Radio-Canada for defamation

Sûreté du Québec officers from Val-d’Or, Quebec are suing Radio-Canada and Radio-Canada journalist Josée Dupuis for defamation.

Physical attack

Canadian journalist alive after going missing for two weeks in Gaza 

Mansour Shouman, a Palestinian-Canadian journalist and aid worker in Gaza, disappeared for more than two weeks during heavy Israeli bombardment.

Arrest/criminal charge

Edmonton police arrest Ricochet journalist during encampment eviction

Edmonton police officers arrested Ricochet journalist Brandi Morin while she was reporting on the forced eviction of people, many of them Indigenous, living in an encampment in a vacant lot east of the city’s downtown. 

Chilling statement

Municipal government threatens to sue local newspaper

The village of Sainte-Pétronille, Que. threatened to sue local newspaper Autour de l’île.