The restrictions placed on communication with the outside world mean that access-to-information is one of the only ways the few journalists covering prisons can unearth the realities of people incarcerated in provincial and federal institutions. Experts explain what that costs us and how to break through the bureaucracy
In October 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 47 campaigns which named at least 47 individual media workers.
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.
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.
In September 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 46 campaigns which named at least 53 individual media workers.
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. …
In August 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 45 campaigns which named at least 31 individual media workers.
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…
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…
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…