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Press Freedom Program Updated

The document summarizes a two-day conference on press freedom in Canada held in 2012 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The conference consisted of panels discussions on topics such as press freedom and expression of opinion, reporting on terrorism, the impact of new media, secrecy in government, and the relationship between press freedom and privacy, libel laws, and the courts. It aimed to take stock of press freedom in Canada and discuss ways to further strengthen it going forward.

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Press Freedom Program Updated

The document summarizes a two-day conference on press freedom in Canada held in 2012 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The conference consisted of panels discussions on topics such as press freedom and expression of opinion, reporting on terrorism, the impact of new media, secrecy in government, and the relationship between press freedom and privacy, libel laws, and the courts. It aimed to take stock of press freedom in Canada and discuss ways to further strengthen it going forward.

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PRESS FREEDOM IN CANADA: A STATUS REPORT ON THE 30 th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2012 Rogers Communications Centre, 80 Gould Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2M7 Registration Welcome to Ryerson Press freedom: Where do we stand now? Sponsored by Newspapers Canada Provocateur: Paula Todd (Canadian Journalists for Free Expression) Panelists: Michael Cooke (Editor, Toronto Star) Alice Klein (Chief Executive Officer, Editor, NOW Magazine) Daniel Henry (Senior legal counsel, CBC) John Gomery (President, Quebec Press Council) Break You cant say that! Press freedom and expression of opinion Sponsored by the Ontario Press Council Provocateur: Brian MacLeod Rogers (Media lawyer; Adjunct Professor, Ryerson University) Panelists: Margaret Wente (Columnist, The Globe and Mail) Susan Riley (Columnist, Ottawa Citizen) Kamal Al-Solaylee (Ryerson University) Lunch with keynote speaker Christie Blatchford (Columnist, Postmedia News) Location: Holiday Inn, 30 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2E9 Telling stories or not in a time of terror Sponsored by the Ryerson Journalism Alumni Association Provocateur: Paul Knox (Ryerson University) Panelists: Tony Burman (Ryerson University; former Managing Director, Al Jazeera English Network) Michelle Shephard (National Security Reporter, Toronto Star) Marlys Edwardh (Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP) Break Press freedom in a brave new media world Provocateur: Esther Enkin (Executive Editor, CBC News)

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Panelists: Kenny Yum (Managing Editor, Huffington Post Canada) Christian Leblanc (Fasken Martineau, Montreal) Susan Harada (Carleton University) and Mary McGuire (Carleton University) FRIDAY MARCH 9, 2012 Oakham House, 63 Gould Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1E9 Registration Getting away with secrecy: Whats going on here and why is it happening? Sponsored by Bersenas Jacobsen Chouest Thomson Blackburn LLP Provocateur: Peter Klein (University of British Columbia) Panelists: Suzanne Craig (Integrity Commissioner, City of Vaughan) Linden MacIntyre (CBC, the fifth estate) Fred Vallance-Jones (University of Kings College) Bruce Gillespie (Wilfrid Laurier University) Break When everybodys a journalist: Risks, opportunities and implications for press freedom Provocateur: Peter Jacobsen (Bersenas Jacobsen Chouest Thomson Blackburn LLP) Presenters: Gavin Adamson (Ryerson University): Social media as a technology for press freedom Leigh Felesky (Ryerson University): All about the numbers: Exploring how emerging digital business models may influence freedom of the press Rebecca Fisch (Torkin Manes LLP) and Dan Rowe (Humber College): Balancing interactivity with liability: Legal and journalistic best practices for comments sections Lunch & Debate: Be it resolved that press freedom trumps privacy Provocateur: Avner Levin (Ryerson University) Bert Bruser (Toronto Star; Adjunct Professor, Ryerson University) vs. Jonathan Richardson (Augstine Bater Binks LLP) Simultaneous Sessions SESSION A: Watching the watchdog: Implications for press freedom Provocateur: Sylvia Stead (Public Editor, Globe and Mail) Presenters: Colette Brin (Universit Laval) and Anne Caroline Desplanques (Editor-in-Chief, ProjectJ): A temporary coalition: The struggle for professional certification of journalists in Quebec Ira Basen (CBC): Reigning in the tabs: Freedom of the press, the public interest and the tabloid press. David Swick (University of Kings College): Freedom of the press, to be believed, must be seen SESSION B: Just who are we protecting? Press freedom and the courts.

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Provocateur: Tracey Tyler (Legal Affairs Reporter, Toronto Star) Presenters: Chris Richardson (The University of Western Ontario): Poking murderers and friending gangsters: Examining legal and ethical problems for Canadian crime reporters in the age of social networking Robert Koopmans (The Kamloops Daily News): Must news reporters become guerilla lawyers to protect their rights? Covering Canadian justice system in small communities Lisa Taylor (Ryerson University): How the Criminal Code protects sexual assault complainants from themselves and constrains their participation in the news media Break Simultaneous Sessions SESSION A: Press freedom: Does the Charter deliver? Provocateur: Matthew Horner (Counsel, Ministry of the Attorney General Ontario) Presenters: Paul Knox (Ryerson University): Right to speak, right to be heard: reconciling press freedom and the access agenda Jamie Cameron (Osgoode Hall Law School): Press Chronicles: Freedom of the press and media under s.2(b) of the Charter James Allan (University of Queensland, Australia): The view from down under: Freedom of the press in Canada SESSION B: Privacy, libel and intimidation: Press freedom and the strong arm of the law Provocateur: TBA Presenters: Adam Posluns (University of Toronto): How to recognize and deal with the tort of invasion of privacy Tim Currie (University of Kings College): Responsible communication and opensource reporting Normand Landry (Universit du Qubec Montral): Strategic lawsuits against public participation and freedom of the press in Canada Where do we go from here? Sponsored by Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association

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Provocateur: Ivor Shapiro (Ryerson University) Free debate and concrete ideas focused on "what WILL it take to further press freedom?" Close Reception To register visit: www.ryerson.ca/lawcentre/eventpfc.html

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