Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction. Press Freedom in Canada 3
5. Part One: Press Freedom and Internal Pressures
6. 1. The Real Danger to Press Freedom 15
7. 2. Exploring How Emerging Digital Business Models and Journalistic Innovation May Influence Freedom of the Press 31
8. 3. Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation and Freedom of the Press in Canada 47
9. 4. Process Journalism and Responsible Communication: Establishing Real-Time Reporting Practices That Defend against Defamation 66
10. 5. Freedom of Expression, Entertainment, Hate Speech, and Defamation: Where Do We Draw the Line? 84
11. Part Two: Press Freedom and Court Processes
12. 6. Free Expression at Thirty: The Search for Respect 101
13. 7. Has Dagenais-Mentuck Seen Its High-Water Mark? 121
14. 8. How the Criminal Code “Protects” Sexual Assault Complainants from Themselves and Constrains Their Participation in the News Media 132
15. 9. Must News Reporters Be Guerilla Lawyers to Protect Their Rights? Covering the Canadian Justice System in Small Communities 146
16. Part Three: Press Freedom and Institutional Secrecy
17. 10. Freedom of Information: How Accountability to the Public Is Denied 157
18. 11. Municipal Access to Information, Delays, and Denials: An Insider’s View 167
19. 12. Unfettered Social Media versus Government Censorship: Mona Eltahawy’s Twitter Escape as a Test Case for Press Freedom 175
20. 13. Media Whining or Democratic Crisis? How Institutional Secrecy Is Contextualized in National Newspapers 186
21. Part Four: Press Freedom and the Charter
22. 14. Section 2(b)’s Other Fundamental Freedom: The Press Guarantee, 1982–2012 201
23. 15. The View from Down Under: Freedom of the Press in Canada 220
24. Conclusion. Use It or Lose It: Do Canadians Deserve Press Freedom? 233
25. Bibliography 243
26. Contributors 263
27. Index 267