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The reality of cybersecurity in journalism

Though journalists may use safer apps and programs, they can only mitigate digital threats, not fully avoid them. (Karoun Chahinian/RRJ)

How newsrooms and reporters should be protecting themselves from digital surveillance

The Washington Post wants to put “wheels on luggage,” not a man on the moon

Illustration by Allison Baker

“If you talk about what used to be, we’re going to be what used to be.” That’s what Martin Baron, executive editor of the Washington Post, tells his staff. Last week, the Canadian Journalism Foundation held its last talk of the year at Ryerson University, where the National Post’s Anne Marie Owens interviewed Baron about the Washington Post’s digital… Continue reading The Washington Post wants to put “wheels on luggage,” not a man on the moon

Canadian journalists must support Vice’s fight against the RCMP

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers entered Vice Canada’s offices in Toronto and Montreal in February. The officers served Vice with a production order–similar to a search warrant–demanding “any notes and all records of communication” between Vice reporter Ben Makuch and an ISIL militant. Makuch interviewed the Canadian ISIL militant, Farah Mohamed Shirdon, through Kik Messenger… Continue reading Canadian journalists must support Vice’s fight against the RCMP

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: RRJ speaks to Mohamed Fahmy

RRJ blog editor Fatima Syed speaks to Mohamed Fahmy, who arrived in Toronto on Sunday after being detained on terrorist charges in Egypt.

Mohamed Fahmy has been toeing the line between being a journalist and being a story for over a year now. As the former Al Jazeera bureau chief in Cairo, Fahmy, 41, was arrested in Egypt in 2013 with two colleagues and convicted of terror-related charges. The case, the court trials, the journalist and his family have… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: RRJ speaks to Mohamed Fahmy

What’s in the public interest? The Snowden Archive

The small cooperative work space for journalism students at Ryerson was crowded with professors, working journalists, community members and the few j-schoolers who could squeeze in. Suddenly, U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden appeared on a large screen—the moment we were waiting for. I was prepared to live blog the event, but being a journalist, a thought… Continue reading What’s in the public interest? The Snowden Archive