Student Press Freedom Act Campaign

Happy #WorldPressFreedomDay! Today and every day, let's celebrate and protect the rights of those who practice journalism, in the face of so many obstacles in Canada and elsewhere, whether they are student or professional.

#JournalismIsNotACrime #StudentJournalistsAreRealJournalists

Black and yellow text reading World Press Freedom Day over a background of newspapers.

This year’s #WorldPressFreedomDay — when we recognize the importance of journalists and a free press globally — arrives at a time when the state of press freedom is increasingly fraught in the U.S.

This #WorldPressFreedomDay and always, we stand with Rumeysa Ozturk and all student journalists and contributors who face intimidation for their work.

Congrats to Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman & Aidan Raynor for putting transparency, #accesstoinformation and #pressfreedom at the heart of their reporting.

Félicitations à Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman et Aidan Raynor!

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N.S. premier restores legislature scrums amid accusations of assault on press freedom - Halifax | Globalnews.ca Two weeks ago, Houston ended the long-standing tradition of government ministers having informal exchanges with media — known as scrums — outside the legislative chamber.

Following a press boycott and condemnation from the CAJ, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has walked back on his decision to ban media scrums.

globalnews.ca/news/1105275...

Student Press Freedom Act ("SPFA") - BC Campaign The SPFA is Canada's first student journalism protection legislation, intended to be passed by the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The draft was written by high school student journalists in...

Help defend their rights here (and everywhere!) by supporting our work in Canada: www.spfacampaign.org (2/2)

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Today is #StudentPressFreedomDay, your annual reminder that student journalists are real journalists, despite the challenges they face in being recognized as that. (1/2)

Graphic for Student Press Freedom Day: “Today is all about: celebrating student journalists’ work; raising awareness around the censorship & challenges they face; advocating for student press freedom; strengthening the student media community.”

Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day, a reminder that student journalists play a crucial role in reporting on their communities—yet they often lack the full protections of the First Amendment. A free press is essential to democracy. studentpressfreedom.org

Student journalists are at the forefront of reporting important stories, including last year's campus protests. Resources ⤵️
⭐ More about student journalists' arrests: loom.ly/Xocr-gs
⭐ @pressfreedomtracker.us 2024 arrest report: loom.ly/7yV-ql4
⭐ Our guide on covering protests: loom.ly/dWmR1Tg

WATCH: Carney henchmen remove Western Standard reporter from Liberal leadership event in Edmonton Today I was removed by police from Mark Carney's Liberal leadership event in Edmonton after politely standing my ground against Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal and other Carney henchmen.

The CAJ is troubled by the decision of police to remove reporter James Snell from Mark Carney's Liberal leadership campaign launch event late last week in #Edmonton.

www.westernstandard.news/news/watch-c...

Submit an incident - Canada Press Freedom Project

If you’re a media worker who has experienced or witnessed interference while or because of doing your job, get in touch with the CPFP here:

How the CPFP tracks press freedom violations - Canada Press Freedom Project

The Canada Press Freedom Project monitors threats to press freedom. What’s our methodology and how can you contribute? 🧵

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