Talk:Canadian Journalists for Free Expression

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As of February 23, 2013, a reference section did not exist and there were no references cited, primary or secondary. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 20:35, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Record of edits

1. The next section was started in response to this tag. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 13:58, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

2. A "References" section was added to the article. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 14:02, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

3. Added the Wilkins ref to the article plus added mention of the previous name. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 14:09, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

4. Added to the next section on this talk page a primary source regarding the history of the group's name changes. Primary sources reporting on the group is allowable. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 20:35, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Sourced material to help develop this article

History, previous name: Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists

• Wilkins, Lee; Christians, Clifford G., eds (2009 (2008)). The Handbook of Mass Media Ethics (2008 ebook ed.). New York, NY: Taylor and Francis (Routledge). p. 389. ISBN 978-0-8058-6191-4. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

"...Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (formerly the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists)..."

• Lavers, Daphne (2006). CJFE entry in TechTalk: Acronyms and Technical Terms for Canadians. Victoria, B.C.: Trafford Publishing, a print on demand company. ISBN 978-1-4122-4993-5.

Note: Because this is a Print on Demand source, it is not considered reliable. I include it here for the leading facts it provides.

CJFE

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression; founded in 1981 initially by the Centre for Investigative Journalism (now the Canadian Association of Journalists); the group evolved into the CIJ Latin American Committee, then the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists and then began to work in other parts of the world, not just Latin America. The more recent name change to CJFE reflects the larger free expression mandate of the organization, as well as a significant expansion of activities of CJFE both in Canada and internationally; headquartered in Toronto. CJFE.org

The two sources above were submitted by DonaldRichardSands (talk) 13:59, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

• "Our History". Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. Retrieved 2013-Feb-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

1981, Centre for Investigative Journalism Latin American Committee (now known as CJFE) is born.

1984, name is changed to the Canadian Committee to Protect Journalists. It begins to work in other parts of the world, not just Latin America.

1998, named changed to CJFE reflecting its focus on free expression worldwide.

 Done The article's sentence(s) stating the name of the group needs editing. DonaldRichardSands (talk) 20:40, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

Criticism

• Kenny, Amy (2004, March). "A Puzzling Question". Ryerson Review of Journalism. Retrieved 2013-Feb-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

In the above source, critics are reported to say:

1. The CJFE and the CAJ (Canadian Association of Journalists) have limited resources and limited volunteers and cannot help journalists who come as refugees to Canada very much.
2. The CJFE spends too much time on oversees projects such as in Thailand and Sierra Leone that they have little time and resources to help those journalists who have come to Canada.
3. The CJFE's biggest responsibility is managing alerts from the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, a worldwide network of organizations that communicates freedom violations and synchronizes letter-writing campaigns via e-mail. According to the critics, the CJFE spends too much time managing these alerts. There is little time and resources left to do more for the journalists they rescue.

Submitted by DonaldRichardSands (talk) 00:22, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Is CJFE restricting free expression?

Rebel News is reporting (see Daily Roundup, youtube video v=NzgKQhumsj0 at 37-minutes into the video) that the February 15, 2023 CJFE gala was held at an undisclosed location despite the presence at the event of the Canadian Minister of Finance, that locations of events where Ministers attend are required to be public knowledge, and that it may be that attendance at the event is being vetted to exclude the Rebel News reporters. Anyone know anything about any of these points? It would be more than a little ironic for the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. alacarte (talk) 15:41, 19 February 2023 (UTC)