Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in April 2022
In April 2022, HonestReporting Canada published at least seven campaigns which named at least five individual media workers.
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Russian ‘fake news’ law forces international media organizations to stop reporting
Media organizations including the CBC, BBC, CNN and Bloomberg were forced to pause reporting in Russia after a new law threatened to jail anyone publishing what the government described as “false information” about the war in Ukraine.
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in March 2022
In March 2022, HonestReporting Canada published at least three campaigns which named at least one individual media worker or newsroom.
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Edmonton police revoke press credentials of The Progress Report
The Edmonton Police Service refused to give The Progress Report access to an online press conference on Feb. 24, 2022 and later revoked the publication’s press credentials.
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Police threaten to arrest Global News journalist
Police officers in Ottawa told Global News journalist Mercedes Stephenson to leave an area near Parliament Hill and threatened to arrest her.
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in February 2022
In February 2022, HonestReporting Canada published at least six campaigns which named at least three individual media workers.
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in January 2022
In January 2022, HonestReporting Canada published at least four campaigns which named at least two individual media workers.
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Ontario Superior Court dismisses lawsuit against Together News Inc.
An Ontario Superior Court justice dismissed a defamation lawsuit against B.C.-based Together News Inc.
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in December 2021
In December 2021, HonestReporting Canada published at least six campaigns which named at least three individual media workers.
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CBC News received dozens of complaints about its reporting on WE Charity before airing any coverage
As journalists at the CBC’s The Fifth Estate investigated WE Charity over several months in 2021, the broadcaster received numerous complaints including threats to sue from various individuals and organizations, including WE Charity donors.