Calgary radio host attacked
Radio host Rishi Nagar was assaulted by two people in Calgary, in an incident he believes was related to his reporting on a recent criminal incident and extortion targeting the city’s South Asian community.
Incidents
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Ontario MPP posts name of journalist’s family restaurant in response to critical comment
In response to a critical comment from journalist Samira Mohyeddin on social media, Goldie Ghamari, an independent Ontario MPP, posted the name of a restaurant owned by the journalist’s family and said she was “looking forward” to visiting.
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in September 2024
In September 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 46 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers.
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Media workers denied access to town of Jasper to cover wildfire
On the day residents were allowed to return to Jasper, Alta. after a wildfire burned part of the town, media workers were again denied access and held at an RCMP checkpoint outside the town. With a few exceptions, media workers were denied access to Jasper for most of three weeks in July and August 2024. …
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in August 2024
In August 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 45 campaigns which named at least 31 individual media workers.
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Media workers denied access to town of Jasper to cover wildfire
Media workers were denied access to Jasper, Alta. to cover the aftermath of a wildfire on July 26, 2024, with just two outlets permitted to send journalists on a restricted media tour of the town. Officials with Parks Canada organized a second media tour with more journalists allowed to join on July 28. With a…
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Media, including Globe and Mail, denied access to town of Jasper to cover wildfire
Media workers, including Globe and Mail photojournalist Gavin John, were prevented from accessing Jasper, Alta. to cover a wildfire on July 25, 2024. With a few exceptions, media workers were denied access to Jasper for most of three weeks in July and August 2024. The Globe and Mail’s editorial board called the decision to ban…
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Media, including CityNews, denied access to town of Jasper to cover wildfire
Media workers, including CityNews journalist Sean Amato, were prevented from accessing Jasper, Alta. to cover a wildfire on July 25, 2024. With a few exceptions, media workers were denied access to Jasper for most of three weeks in July and August 2024. A spokesperson for Parks Canada told J-Source that journalists were initially barred from…
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Montreal police threaten to arrest Pivot journalist
A Montreal police officer threatened to arrest Oona Barrett, a video journalist with Pivot, as she was covering an environmentalist demonstration on a road near the Montreal airport.
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Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in July 2024
In July 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 58 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers