{"id":14974,"date":"2022-01-28T17:45:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caj.ca\/?p=14974"},"modified":"2022-10-18T17:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T21:46:42","slug":"newsroom-leaders-encouraged-to-protect-safety-of-journalists-covering-truckers-convoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caj.ca\/fr\/newsroom-leaders-encouraged-to-protect-safety-of-journalists-covering-truckers-convoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom leaders encouraged to protect safety of journalists covering truckers’ convoy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is encouraging newsroom leaders to take preemptive action to ensure that the safety of journalists is protected in the wake of increasing threats made against reporters covering the ongoing trucker\u2019s convoy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This week, the CAJ has been alerted to several troubling incidents from journalists in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Journalists have received <\/span>death threats<\/span><\/a> littered with racist epithets. Others have been <\/span>spat on<\/span><\/a> and verbally and physically harassed. In another case, the windows of a CBC\/Radio-Canada news cruiser were broken. The CAJ considers all of these actions unacceptable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWithout a doubt Canadians have the right to protest as a key component of our democratic process,\u201d said CAJ president Brent Jolly. \u201cEfforts to dehumanize and intimidate journalists from telling stories in the public interest, however, is antithetical to the very notions of \u2018freedom\u2019 that are being sought through this protest.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As the convoy continues in the coming days, the CAJ encourages newsrooms covering this event to discuss how best to ensure the safety of journalists. Some suggestions to ensure the personal safety of reporters may include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n