THANK YOU Steve Paikin John Michael McGrath TVO Today | The Agenda for the shout out during your recent edition of #onpoli! Much appreciated. 🖖 youtu.be/WaITGFX40DQ?si…

🚨Awards alert🚨 Nominations for the WPFC Press Freedom awards are opening soon. 🏅Press Freedom 🏅NEW Local journalism 🏅Career achievement 🏅Student achievement Visit worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/awards/ to check when they open. #PressFreedom #Journalismisnotacrime #cdnpoli

🎧: Margaret Sullivan, columnist and former New York Times editor, joins Media Confidential. She has called Trump an existential threat to journalism. “Buckle up! It’s going to be wild.” mediaconfidential.lnk.to/podcastto

Kudos to Wab Kinew for starting this crucial conversation. Elected leaders have a duty to ensure that a vital institution for a healthy democracy — #LocalJournalism — survives & thrives. winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2… World Press Freedom Canada Winnipeg Free Press John Longhurst #journalism #SDG16 AMO

Too much fun not to share: this clip of former #CBC executive Richard Stursberg commenting on journalistic bias at Senate Committee. senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/Harmony/en/Pow…

Threats against the lives of Canadian journalists are real and indisputable. We're pleased to politicians speaking out about it, but we'd like to see these words turn into action: montrealgazette.com/news/local-new… #polcan #qcpoli #cdnpoli

🤔"...life in a news desert: more political corruption, higher taxes, lower bond ratings, greater social alienation and rising misinformation, as well as the loss of social cohesion when subjects such as high school sports, local obits and community projects aren’t covered."

"They will do everything to undermine public confidence in the press and to undermine its economic sustainability". Donald Trump has threatened more lawsuits against the media. Marty Baron tells me "they are salivating for the opportunity to prosecute journalists."

The next issue of our bimonthly newsletter, Dispatch, is coming out soon! Kickstart the new year with the latest #pressfreedom news. It's free! Subscribe today: worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/dispatch/ #cdnpoli #polcan #democracy #journalismmatters #JournalismIsNotACrime

Our top sports photos of 2024, shot by Toronto Star photographers thestar.com/sports/our-top… via Toronto Star

THANK YOU Niagara Falls Illumination Board for granting our request to light #NiagaraFalls May 3 2025 to spotlight #WorldPressFreedomDay! World Press Freedom Canada CCUNESCO UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Federation of Canadian Municipalities AMO United Cities World Editors Forum Niagara Parks Chris Giles #SDG16 #SpotlightPressFreedom Canadian Association of Journalists

MERCI Ville de Genève for granting our request to light the fantastic #Jetdeau on 3/5/25 to spotlight #WorldPressFreedomDay! spotlightpressfreedom.org CCUNESCO United Nations World Press Freedom Canada Heather Bakken 🇨🇦 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 📰 @smccarthy55 United Cities Federation of Canadian Municipalities AMO Canadian Association of Journalists #SpotlightPressFreedom #SDG16 #democracy

THANX!! Main Roads WA for granting our request to light bridges on 2/5/25 for #WorldPressFreedomDay spotlightpressfreedom.org World Press Freedom Canada CCUNESCO Federation of Canadian Municipalities United Cities Peter Greste National Press Club Laura Tingle Anna Henderson Tom Connell Branko Brkic #SpotlightPressFreedom #SDG16

Did you know nearly half the world's missing journalists are victims of enforced disappearance? Critical report from RSF below 👇 rsf.org/en/nearly-half… #pressfreedom #journalismisnotacrime #journalismmatters

I owe Alaa Abd el-Fattah my life, which is why I am going on a hunger strike to help free him. My piece in today’s Guardian. #freeAlaa theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

THANK YOU Calgary Tower for granting our request to light up on May 3 2025 for United Nations #WorldPressFreedomDay! spotlightpressfreedom.org CCUNESCO World Press Freedom Canada @smccarthy55 Gabriela Perdomo, PhD #CEASEFIRENOW City of Calgary Canadian Association of Journalists Brent Jolly #SDG16 #SpotlightPressFreedom 📸 calgarytower.com/gallery?pgid=k…

THANK U Government of Newfoundland & Labrador for granting our request to light the Confederation Building May 2 for #WorldPressFreedomDay! spotlightpressfreedom.org World Press Freedom Canada @smccarthy55 Brent Jolly Canadian Association of Journalists Friends of Canadian Media Media Action Plan Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Rachel Pulfer Post @rachel_pulfer Jeff Ducharme 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ 🫐 Shani Komulainen🌻 🇨🇦 😷 #SpotlightPressFreedom #SDG16

Another edition of Dispatch is here! Read on for our president's message on Meta's shift to 'Community Notes,' the #pressfreedom fallout of #Trump's re-election, updates on our withering #cdnfoi system, and more. #uspoli #cdnpoli #journalismmatters worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/dispatch/

Today I started a 21-day hunger strike to support my dear friend Alaa Abd -el-Fattah, still in prison in Egypt. His 68-yo mum is also striking. She hasn’t eaten for 113 days. We are outside Downing St each day demanding the Brit Govt do more to help one of their own.

THANK YOU City of Kingston - Municipal Government for granting our request to light up CityHall & square on May4 for #WorldPressFreedomDay! spotlightpressfreedom.org CCUNESCO World Press Freedom Canada @smccarthy55 Ontario’s Big City Mayors Canadian Association of Journalists Ian MacAlpine Shani Komulainen🌻 🇨🇦 😷 #SDG16 #SpotlightPressFreedom 📸flickr.com/photos/1295242…