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The Canadian Association of Journalists is now accepting nominations for its 2023 Awards program

2023-12-04T11:04:04-05:00

OTTAWA, Dec. 4, 2023 / CNW/ – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce entries are now being accepted for its CAJ Awards program, Canada’s preeminent national journalism investigative awards program.  This year’s CAJ Awards program features 19 categories and rewards journalistic excellence published across multiple platforms. There are special awards for journalism produced on specific topics, including: environment and climate change, labour, and human rights.  For this year’s competition, the CAJ is happy to announce it is introducing a new category: Community Written Feature, which recognizes narrative longform journalism by local or regional outlets. The 2023 [...]

The Canadian Association of Journalists is now accepting nominations for its 2023 Awards program2023-12-04T11:04:04-05:00

Letter to Nova Scotia Department of Justice: Review of Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP)

2023-11-30T12:22:01-05:00

November 27, 2023 Department of Justice FOIPOP Modernization PO Box 7 Halifax, NS B3J 2L6 foipop.modernization@novascotia.ca RE: Review of Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP) Dear Working Group members, Thank you for the opportunity to provide you with our association’s feedback on Nova Scotia’s review of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP Act) and related legislation and regulations. We hope this submission provides you with some insightful guidance into the challenges that working journalists face when attempting to access documents subject to the Act when producing quality public service journalism. I am [...]

Letter to Nova Scotia Department of Justice: Review of Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP)2023-11-30T12:22:01-05:00

Cooler heads prevail: Ottawa and Google announce deal

2023-11-30T12:36:01-05:00

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to learn that the federal government and Google have been able to reach an agreement, announced earlier today, that will see the tech giant pay $100-million annually to Canadian news organizations.  "Achieving this détente is a critical step in beginning to address the complicated and uneven relationship that has existed between tech platforms and journalism for quite some time," said Brent Jolly, CAJ president.  "At the same time, however, this announcement also provides everyone involved with an incomplete picture of how the money will be divided and how it will be used [...]

Cooler heads prevail: Ottawa and Google announce deal2023-11-30T12:36:01-05:00

The CAJ’s 2023 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey is the most comprehensive data set on gender and race in Canadian newsrooms

2023-11-17T17:06:59-05:00

TORONTO, ONT., Nov 21, 2023 / CNW/  – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to release the findings of its third annual national Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey. For this year’s voluntary survey, the CAJ collected data on 6,035 journalists from 273 newsrooms across radio, television, digital and print media in Canada. This is an increase in participation from 5,012 journalists at 242 newsrooms in the 2022 survey. Participation in this year’s survey is the highest it has ever been, making this the most comprehensive data set on the gender and racial breakdown of Canadian newsrooms ever published. In [...]

The CAJ’s 2023 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey is the most comprehensive data set on gender and race in Canadian newsrooms2023-11-17T17:06:59-05:00

The Fifth Annual Investintech-CAJ Journalism Scholarship for 2023-2024 Is Now Open

2023-11-16T12:02:50-05:00

We’ve got great news for all you aspiring journalists out there! We're thrilled to announce the launch of the fifth Investintech - CAJ Data Journalism Scholarship, and applications are now being accepted for the 2023-2024 academic year.This scholarship is a great opportunity for post-secondary Canadian students who are interested in a career in journalism. With prizes to help you, the budding journalist, both financially and with opportunities for your career, the scholarship offers you a head start in the journalism industry.Got journalistic work that you’re proud of? Wondering if you have what it takes to be a data journalist? Apply today!Everything you need [...]

The Fifth Annual Investintech-CAJ Journalism Scholarship for 2023-2024 Is Now Open2023-11-16T12:02:50-05:00

CAJ: Journalists taking photographs on public property is not against the law

2023-11-03T12:30:03-04:00

TORONTO, Nov 2, 2023 - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is utterly dismayed by the fact that photojournalist John Morris was arrested for taking photographs whilst on public property in Quebec City earlier this week. In a democratic country, a journalist carrying a camera should not instill fear in anyone. The fact that Mr. Morris, however, was detained, cuffed and searched by police because his fixed non-zoom lens could allegedly creep inside the windows of the U.S. Embassy's consulate in Quebec City is a particularly outrageous insinuation that stretches all possible limits of credulity. After consideration, we would hope [...]

CAJ: Journalists taking photographs on public property is not against the law2023-11-03T12:30:03-04:00

CAJ Fall 2023 mentorship program matches 70 journalists with mentors

2023-10-31T17:34:53-04:00

TORONTO, Oct 31, 2023/ CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce 70 early and mid-career journalists have been successfully matched with mentors in the ninth round of its mentorship program.   Throughout the autumn and early winter, mentees will be working with mentors from across the country, mediums and platforms. Mentors had the option to select mentees for a full six-week individual or group mentorship, or have a one-hour conversation. This allowed flexibility for mentors’ busy schedules, and allowed for more young and mid-career journalists to participate in the program.  “Being able to match so many [...]

CAJ Fall 2023 mentorship program matches 70 journalists with mentors2023-10-31T17:34:53-04:00

CAJ: Hands off news coverage

2023-11-13T15:03:08-05:00

TORONTO, ONT., Oct 24, 2023 /CNW/ – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) calls on Conservative Members of Parliament to rescind their motions demanding that senior members of CBC’s leadership team appear before House of Commons committees, as it infringes on journalistic independence.  Last week, two Conservative MPs tabled motions calling for Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, and George Achi, the CBC’s director of journalistic standards and public trust, to testify before parliamentarians. The move was in response to the corporation’s language policy around when CBC journalists should and shouldn’t use the term ‘terrorism’ in their stories. These [...]

CAJ: Hands off news coverage2023-11-13T15:03:08-05:00

CAJ: RCMP ignores legal precedent, Charter rights, in continued campaign to persecute Canadian journalist

2023-11-13T15:04:35-05:00

TORONTO, ONT., Oct 16, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is appalled by the preposterous statements made by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in a court filing to justify the arrest – and the breach of the Charter rights – of award-winning photojournalist Amber Bracken while documenting the construction of TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink pipeline on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory in late 2021.  Late last week, The Canadian Press reported on the public release of the RCMP’s response to a civil suit filed by Bracken and The Narwhal, for whom Bracken was on assignment at the time of [...]

CAJ: RCMP ignores legal precedent, Charter rights, in continued campaign to persecute Canadian journalist2023-11-13T15:04:35-05:00

Announcing the Fall 2023 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns

2023-10-23T19:17:55-04:00

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to welcome Michaela de Groot, Nathan Fung, Zoey Phillips, and Farida Nekzad on board as the CAJ post-secondary student interns for the Fall 2023 semester. de Groot, Fung, Phillips and Nekzad will help further the CAJ’s advocacy, aid in communication and program delivery, and work on the CAJ’s annual diversity survey report. Beyond working for the CAJ’s various committees, they will also get the chance to work with a network of some of Canada’s most esteemed journalists and access invaluable mentorship. Michaela de Groot is in her third year of studying Common [...]

Announcing the Fall 2023 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns2023-10-23T19:17:55-04:00
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