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Free Expression Principles

Major technology companies, including Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft, have agreed, in principle, to a voluntary set of principles designed to “guide businesses when they encounter laws and practices that may contravene international human rights standards or be at odds with law or culture in their home jurisdiction.” The objective is to protect and advance freedom [...]

August 6th 2008 READ MORE NO COMMENTS

Canada: Police Impersonating Journalists

Canadian Journalists for Free Expression report that Ontario police continue to impersonate journalists, in this case at a Mohawk rally.
This practice of impersonating journalists concerns CJFE for two reasons. First, this tactic compromises the media’s position as an independent third party, thereby threatening reporters’ safety and their ability to gain access to stories and sources.
Second, [...]

July 31st 2008 READ MORE NO COMMENTS

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