INCIDENTS

Incidents

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in March 2024

In March 2024, HonestReporting Canada published at least 43 campaigns which named at least 31 individual media workers.

OPP detain and seize equipment from Guelph journalist

An OPP officer detained GuelphToday journalist Richard Vivian and seized his equipment while Vivian was reporting on a vehicle collision in Guelph, Ontario.

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in December 2023

In December 2023, HonestReporting Canada published at least 38 campaigns which named at least 30 individual media workers.

Security guard in truck nearly hits journalist covering Trans Mountain pipeline

A security guard working for the Trans Mountain Pipeline project drove quickly towards filmmaker Geordie Day, stopping just short of hitting him, while Day was filming in Secwépemc territory in B.C.

Radio-Canada building vandalized

During a demonstration against the conflict in Gaza, protesters splashed red paint and wrote graffiti on the Radio-Canada building in Montreal. 

Chilling statements by HonestReporting Canada in November 2023

In November 2023, HonestReporting Canada published at least 47 campaigns which named at least 32 individual media workers.

Edmonton transit requires media workers to ask permission to report on city property

An Edmonton Transit Service policy requires media workers to ask permission before “reporting, filming or conducting business” on transit property. 

Israeli government denies media accreditation to Canadian journalist

The Israeli government denied media accreditation to Jesse Rosenfeld, a Canadian journalist working with Rolling Stone. 

Conservative MPs motion for investigation into CBC coverage of Israel-Gaza war

Two conservative members of Parliament motioned for the Public Accounts Committee to investigate the terminology used by the CBC to refer to Hamas and require CBC executives to appear before the committee to face questions.

Canadian journalist convicted of ‘disseminating false information’ in Greece

Freelance journalist Romain Chauvet was convicted of “disseminating false information” and received a six-month suspended jail sentence in Greece, after authorities claimed he made a bomb threat at an airport.