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World Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon 2023 – May 3, 2023
World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC) hosts its twenty-second annual luncheon to mark World Press Freedom Day. Veteran award-winning journalist Anna Maria Tremonti delivers a keynote address and joins Irene Gentle, vice-president (...)
World Press Freedom Day: Online Hate Aimed at Female & Marginalized Journalists
EU and Finland Ambassadors to Canada Discuss the Future of Europe
Melita Gabrič, ambassador of the European Union to Canada, and Roy Eriksson, ambassador of Finland to Canada, participate in a panel discussion on the future of Europe, one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Heather (...)
Headline Politics
World Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon 2022 – May 3, 2022
In Ottawa, The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom hosts the twenty-first annual World Press Freedom Day Awards Luncheon and International Cartoon Competition. This year’s keynote speaker is Maria Ressa, the co-founder (...)
Podium
Daniel Dale Delivers Keynote Address at World Press Freedom Day Luncheon
Journalist Daniel Dale delivers a keynote address in Ottawa as part of the 20th annual World Press Freedom Day awards luncheon. Dale speaks about truth in journalism, trust in the media, and the challenges of covering (...)
PrimeTime Politics
Justin Brake on World Press Freedom Day
Journalist Justin Brake discusses his work to document protests at the Muskrat Falls hydro site in Labrador in 2016. It's coverage that won him the 2018 award from the Canadian Committee on World Press Freedom – but also led (...)
The Liberal government’s record on transparency
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault and Carleton University Professor Mary Francoli discuss access-to-information and open government at a Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom (...)
Freedom: Mohamed Fahmy in conversation
Freedom: Mohamed Fahmy in conversation Mohamed Fahmy in conversation with Neil Macdonald, CBC senior correspondent, presented by the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom and the Carleton University School of Journalism (...)
2015 World Press Freedom Luncheon
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom holds the 17th Annual World Press Freedom Day Luncheon in Ottawa. (April 30, 2015)
John Ralston Saul
Author John Ralston Saul delivers the keytnote address to the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon in Ottawa. Saul's speech is titled "Secrecy, Surveillance and Free Expression." (May 2, 2014)
Charles Sennott
On May 4–5, 2013, in Ottawa, the Canadian Association of Journalists held their 2013 annual conference. Charles Sennott (executive editor and co-founder, GlobalPost) delivers a keynote speech on World Press Freedom Day (...)
Canadian Association of Journalists 2013 Annual Conference
On May 4–5 in Ottawa, the Canadian Association of Journalists held their 2013 annual conference. A World Press Freedom panel examines the differences between access to information in Canada and the United States and features (...)
World Press Freedom Day 2010
On May 3rd, 2010, the World Press Freedom Day Luncheon was held in Ottawa. Organized by the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom, the featured speaker was Maziar Bahari, the Canadian-Iranian journalist imprisoned and (...)
World Press Freedom Day 2009
The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom hosts its 11th annual World Press Freedom Day Luncheon at the National Arts Center, Ottawa, Ont., May 5, 2009. This year's theme is "Praise for Defenders of Press Freedom.” The (...)