SCREENING TONIGHT!👇

Le journalisme nous donne les moyens d’agir en exposant la vérité et protège notre démocratie dans un monde où elle est de plus en plus menacée. Le Canada continue donc de soutenir une presse libre et ouverte, ce qui nous rend plus forts. #JournéeMondialeDeLaLibertéDeLaPresse

Journalism empowers us with the truth and protects our democracy. In a world where it’s increasingly under threat, Canada continues to support a free and open press — and we are stronger for it. #WorldPressFreedomDay

THANK YOU @tourcntower.bsky.social for again granting our request to light up TONIGHT to help us spotlight 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay! Light show at top & bottom of the hour. Webcam: www.cntower.ca/live-views Visit spotlightpressfreedom.org @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social

On your evening stroll in #Blenheim #Aotearoa #NewZealand TONIGHT check out the bridge and War Memorial Clock Tower bathed in blue to mark 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay! Blenheim is among dozens of communities in six countries — 🇳🇿 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇺🇸🇬🇧 🇨🇭— marking the occasion. Find out more: spotlightpressfreedom.org

On your evening stroll in #Christchurch #Aotearoa #NewZealand tonight check out local spaces lit blue to mark 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay! Post pics! 📸 🙏 •Botanic Gardens •Bridge of Remembrance •Fanfare •New Brighton Pier •Scott Plaza •Vaka A hine #community #democracy #journalism @thepress.co.nz

A huge thanks to the dynamic duo @spaikin.bsky.social & @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social for donning their ink stains to highlight #WorldPressFreedomDay during yesterday's #onpoli podcast! #journalism #democracy #StarWarsDay youtu.be/2Ongu3n7GO0?... @cajournalists.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social

As populist politicians and waves of new technologies pound the life out of the fourth estate, creating a culture of appreciation for quality journalism may be our only hope. wan-ifra.org/2026/04/new-... #democracy @magsnews.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social

THANKS @farwell570.bsky.social for chatting about 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay & journalismfilmfestival.com, this year in collab with Midtown Radio @davidharmes.bsky.social & Waterloo Region Community FDN. #SDG16 #community #democracy 30/04/26 — starts at 1:26:54 www.seekyoursounds.com/podcasts/the...

Always a pleasure to chat with @craignorriscbc.bsky.social at @cbckw.bsky.social! Here's today's interview about 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay & our collab with Midtown Radio @davidharmes.bsky.social on journalismfilmfestival.com on Tues May 5. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #SDG16 #community #democracy

Does Trump know that he’s speaking nonsense? Does he care? A DEI label would be “a tendency to externalise first thoughts”. But maybe we could just say the guy is one taco short of a combo plate. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73055/...

🎥: Sidney Blumenthal joins Alan Rusbridger and @lionelbarber.bsky.social on Media Confidential to argue that the mainstream media is underestimating Trump’s unpopularity

We'd like to thank all our sponsors for this year's sponsored awards: ✨CWA Canada ✨JHR - Journalists for Human Rights ✨Ken and Debbie Rubin Public Interest Advocacy Fund ✨National NewsMedia Council

Find links to read/view/listen to all this incredible CAJ Award-nominated work at caj.ca/awards And join us June 13 in Ottawa for the CAJ Awards gala, when we reveal our winners, plus the McGillivray Award for best investigative work overall! caj.ca/caj26/ #CAJawards

THANK YOU Mayor @andyfillmorehfx.bsky.social for once again proclaiming May 3 #WorldPressFreedomDay in @hfxgov.bsky.social ! 👏 We're also grateful for the lighting of City Hall blue to mark the occasion. 👍 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social

THANK YOU City of St. Thomas, Ontario, for granting our request to proclaim May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay and light the Jumbo Monument to mark the observance! 👏 👏 👏 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social

THANK YOU Town of Whitby council for granting our request to proclaim May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay2026 and raise the 🇺🇳 to mark the observance! 👏 👏 👏 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social @cajournalists.bsky.social

THANK YOU Mayor Reardon for once again proclaiming May 3 🇺🇳 #WorldPressFreedomDay in @city-of-saint-john.bsky.social! 👏 👏 👏 spotlightpressfreedom.org #community #journalism #democracy #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social

Ottawa says it wants your input on fixing the Access to Information Act. Before you weigh in, you should read what @deanbeeby.bsky.social has to say in the latest edition of Dispatch from @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social: buff.ly/MXlCir6 For more sharp reporting on transparency: buff.ly/7fFRp2m #cdnfoi

We are seeking citizens interested in volunteer opportunities to serve on the following committee of Council: There are currently two vacancies for citizen members to join the Audit Committee. Applications will be accepted until April 10. Learn more: bit.ly/3PjcBRj Application: bit.ly/4dtNKnO

Nashville reporter's detention by federal immigration officials poses grave threat to press freedom and the public’s right to know. A thread on Estefany Rodriguez: www.freepress.net/news/free-pr...

Major gaps in Canada's #digital #sovereignty affect everyone. @spaikin.bsky.social talks to @canadianshieldinstitute.ca @vassb.bsky.social ThinkOn's Craig McLellan & @mozilla.org's Mark Surman: youtu.be/KLxJf1QbBQQ?...

Today, we’re releasing our NEW #report, Media Capture: Who Controls the Story Controls the Future. 📱💥 #Media is NOT neutral. Our report maps how #Tech Oligarchs are capturing the media ecosystem through ownership, monetary power, and platform control. bit.ly/mediacapturereport

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THANK YOU @davidharmes.bsky.social, Jay Harrison & Midtown Radio for inviting us to contribute to the "Community by Design" podcast episode exploring #LocalNews as social infrastructure. communitybydesign.transistor.fm/s1/4 #community #journalism #SocialInfrastructure #SDG16 @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social

The References Trust Indicator® helps you check which newsrooms back up their reporting with documents, data and firsthand sources, giving you a clear path to the facts. CheckThe8 here: thetrustproject.org/trust-indica... #Checkthe8 #TheTrustProject #Trustworthynews

Have you got 30 minutes to fight for #PressFreedom in 2026? Join the #SpotlightPressFreedom campaign to promote @unesco.org May 3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay. wan-ifra.org/2025/02/want... @worldeditorsforum.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social #SDG16

It’s the final @prospectmagazine.co.uk pod of the year, and we are trying to keep it positive with an episode all about hope and optimism. 2025 has been quite the year, but despair is a luxury! www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/podcasts/pro...

🎧: Why does every platform seem to get worse over time? This week, @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and @aloner.bsky.social are joined on the Prospect Podcast by writer Cory Doctorow, who coined the term “enshittification”.

🎥: In part two of @ellenhalliday.bsky.social and @aloner.bsky.social’s chat with Cory Doctorow, he applies his “ensh*ttification” thesis to AI: “in many ways, an ensh*ttificatory phenomenon”.

Terrific artifacts! What survived through the generations? Paper! 👏👏👏 #newspapers #community #SDG16

Thank you SUMA (Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assn.) for inviting Ink-stained Wretches & friends to present a webinar on the journalism-support "Toolkit for Municipal Leaders." ldsb-dogwood.softr.app/solution-det... @fcm.ca @uclg.bsky.social #LocalNews #journalism #democracy #SDG16

The BBC is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social reports www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...

This is a clear example illustrating the value of #LocalNews to anyone who pays taxes and/or uses public services (aka everyone!) @cajournalists.bsky.social @randykitt.bsky.social @wpfc-lpc.bsky.social

"While we heard throughout the research that people value the role of local news, the word 'journalism' can evoke partisanship or elitism for some audiences, while 'media' sounds like entertainment to many people." www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/dont...

The U.S. military’s openness to the press was never a favor to journalists, but an obligation to a country that asks its sons and daughters to volunteer for service. The Defense Department's new policy puts that in jeopardy, Nancy A. Youssef writes.

The ongoing consolidation of our media infrastructure by a handful of right-wing oligarchs poses a profound threat to any hope for democracy in the U.S. Read this piece by @sulliview.bsky.social:

Waterloo Region Record online: more features, stories and information to keep you engaged www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

'As the U.S. government abandons the cause of freedom worldwide, my hope is that citizens in other countries now will become a model for Americans who took their own freedoms for granted.' - @postbaron.bsky.social worldnewsday.org/global-lesso...

#ChooseFacts this #WND2025; show that #JournalismMatters

#WorldNewsDay Story Spotlight 🌐 Yara El Murr & @neeeda.bsky.social of @thegreenlineto.bsky.social lay out how they engage their readers with news they can use in their daily lives; links they can use to dive deeper, and more. Read via Journalism.co.uk: www.journalism.co.uk/news/turning... /1

'Tech companies talk a lot about trust, but trust is not built on talk. We’re calling on the leaders of the AI revolution to get a handle on this problem now.' – @lizcorbin.ebu.ch and Vincent Peyregne for #WND2025. #ChooseJournalism this #WND2025 because #FactsMatter wan-ifra.org/2025/09/you-...

As the world devolves into a lack of clarity and nuance, is divided by growing factionalism and supremacy, and lies and truth seem interchangeable, an independent news media is more relevant than ever, @news24southafrica.bsky.social editors write ahead of #WND2025. www.news24.com/opinions/edi...

Eleven of the world’s leading economists, including two Nobel laureates, urge governments to recognise and uphold the economic value of public interest media in the age of AI. worldnewsday.org/expert-opini...

@mariaressa.bsky.social ’s call at UNGA could not be more urgent. The time for AI self-regulation is over. 200 Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and industry experts just signed a statement: "We urgently call for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks"

@arusbridger.bsky.social will step down as Prospect's editor at the end of 2025. Our print & digital circulation grew 30% last year & he’s transformed Prospect into a flourishing multi-media company Excited acclaimed journalist Philip Collins will be our new editor.

I also liked "Sugar Toque and Maple Nip" but the marriage is more important. Buy your Canadian t-shirts, hoodies and more from a real Canadian Mom & Pop business. peacelovecanada.ca

Should we introduce ID cards in the UK? Does Labour need to identify "better enemies"? Can animals and rivers be people in the eyes of the law? Find out more with a free trial of Prospect magazine. Offer ends 3rd September. Start your free trial now at subscription.prospec...

One of the reasons I love going on @parismarx.com’s show isn’t just because we get deep into the issues but because I can also talk about Canadian media policy, which is super interesting!!