World Press Freedom Canada (sometimes known as the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom) is a Canadian not for profit organisation that campaigns for media freedom and journalist safety.
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| Predecessor | Ottawa’s National Press Club |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2008 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | Ottawa |
President | Shawn McCarthy |
It issues the annual press freedom award.
Organization
editWorld Press Freedom Canada was founded by Spencer Moore[1] and incorporated as a not for profit in 2008,[2] The organization advocates for press freedom and the safety of journalists.[2] The organisation was previously, and sometimes still is, known as the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom[3] and is a successor to Ottawa’s National Press Club.[3] The Ottawa Press Club faced financial challenges in 2003,[4] filing for bankruptcy protection in July 2003.[5]
In 2021, World Press Freedom Canada's president was Shawn McCarthy.[6]
History
editIn 2014, the organization organized an event to fundraise for Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-Canadian journalist who was being detained in Egypt[2] and who later won the 2015 Press Freedom prize.[7]
In 2021, the organization was critical of Royal Canadian Mounted Police's activities during the 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests.[8]
Awards
editWorld Press Freedom Canada organises and issues the Press Freedom award and the Spencer Moore awards, which were started by the predecessor organisations.[9]
The organization also holds an annual contest among editorial cartoonists, in which cartoonists such as Plantu (2010), Bruce MacKinnon (2014),[10] Signe Wilkinson (2015),[11] and Ali Miraee (2023)[12] have won first prize.[13]
Annual award
editSpencer Moore Award for Lifetime Achievement
edit| Year | Name | Employer/Role | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arnold Amber | Canadian Journalists for Free Expression | [19] |
| 2015 | Bob Carty | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | [19] |
| 2016 | Suzanne Legault | Information Commissioner of Canada | [19] |
| 2017 | Jim Bronskill | The Canadian Press | [19] |
| 2018 | Charles Morrow | The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom | [20] |
| 2019 | Ken Rubin | n/a (freelance) | [19] |
| 2020 | David Pugliese | The Ottawa Citizen | [19] |
| 2021 | Kim Bolan | Vancouver Sun | [21] |
| 2023 | Rachel Pulfer | Journalists for Human Rights | [22] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ House of Commons Debates, Official Report. (2008). Canada: E. Cloutier, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery. p5390
- ^ a b c Hurley, Meghan (22 November 2014). "Press group plans fundraiser for imprisoned journalist Fahmy". The Ottawa Citizen. p. A.6. ProQuest 1626922602.
- ^ a b "About – World Press Freedom Canada". 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Todd, Robert (2003-09-26). "Press Club faces tough times". Centretown News. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Scott, Foster (2003-09-15). "National Press Club fights off creditors: club's executive tries to woo more members to historic federal political watering hole in Ottawa". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ International, Radio Canada (2021-05-03). "World press freedom highlighted with Canadian awards". RCI | English. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ Oakland, Ross (2 May 2014). "Jailed journalist wins press freedom prize: Fahmy receiving award in absentia on same day trial in Cairo resumes". Toronto Star. p. A.8. ProQuest 1520407079.
- ^ Stueck, Wendy; Jang, Brent (2021-11-22). "Court releases two journalists three days after arrests by RCMP at Wet'suwet'en pipeline protests". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Awards – World Press Freedom Canada". 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "Cartoons – World Press Freedom Canada". 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Signe Wilkinson honored with World Press Freedom and Thomas Nast Award – the Daily Cartoonist". May 2015.
- ^ https://ca.news.yahoo.com/la-presses-larouche-journalism-human-132300259.html
- ^ "World Press Freedom Day: Editorial cartoonists take on 'cancel culture'". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ Richardson, Chris; Fullerton, Romayne Smith (2016). "The People's Servant: Vancouver Sun Crime Reporter Kim Bolan's Breakthrough Blogging". In Richardson, Chris; Fullerton, Romayne Smith (eds.). Covering Canadian Crime. pp. 245–250. doi:10.3138/9781442631021-017. ISBN 978-1-4426-3102-1.
- ^ "Killed journalist receives award". Star - Phoenix. Saskatoon. 3 May 2010. p. A.5. ProQuest 250762105.
- ^ "Citizen Lab Receives Canadian Press Freedom Award" in "News and Notes". Journal of Democracy. 22 (3): 183–185. 2011. doi:10.1353/jod.2011.0051. Project MUSE 444768.
- ^ "Journalist charged in criminal, civil courts wins press freedom prize". ottawacitizen. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Philipupillai, Kevin (2022-05-03). "Online startup wins press freedom award for coverage of COVID's impact on 'neglected' Peel Region". The Hill Times. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ a b c d e f "Awards – World Press Freedom Canada". 30 April 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "Journalist Justin Brake, charged over Muskrat Falls reporting, wins Press Freedom Award". The Globe and Mail. 2018-05-03. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Desjardins, Lynn (3 May 2021). "World press freedom highlighted with Canadian awards".
- ^ Pulfer, Rachel (3 May 2023). "La Presse's Larouche and Journalism for Human Rights' Pulfer win 2023 Press Freedom Awards".