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| Predecessor | Ottawa’s National Press Club |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2008 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | Ottawa |
| President | Shawn McCarthy |
World Press Freedom Canada (sometimes known as the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom) is a Canadian not for profit organisation that campaigns for media freedom and journalist safety.
It issues the annual press freedom award.
Organization
World Press Freedom Canada was founded by Spencer Moore and incorporated as a not for profit in 2008, The organization advocates for press freedom and the safety of journalists. The organisation was previously, and sometimes still is, known as the Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom and is a successor to Ottawa’s National Press Club. The Ottawa Press Club faced financial challenges in 2003, filing for bankruptcy protection in July 2003.
In 2021, World Press Freedom Canada's president was Shawn McCarthy.
History
In 2014, the organization organized an event to fundraise for Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-Canadian journalist who was being detained in Egypt and who later won the 2015 Press Freedom prize.
In 2021, the organization was critical of Royal Canadian Mounted Police's activities during the 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests.
Awards
World Press Freedom Canada organises and issues the Press Freedom award and the Spencer Moore awards, which were started by the predecessor organisations.
The organization also holds an annual contest among editorial cartoonists, in which cartoonists such as Plantu (2010), Bruce MacKinnon (2014), Signe Wilkinson (2015), and Ali Miraee (2023) have won first prize.
Annual award
Spencer Moore Award for Lifetime Achievement
| Year | Name | Employer/Role | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Arnold Amber | Canadian Journalists for Free Expression | |
| 2015 | Bob Carty | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 2016 | Suzanne Legault | Information Commissioner of Canada | |
| 2017 | Jim Bronskill | The Canadian Press | |
| 2018 | Charles Morrow | The Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom | |
| 2019 | Ken Rubin | n/a (freelance) | |
| 2020 | David Pugliese | The Ottawa Citizen | |
| 2021 | Kim Bolan | Vancouver Sun | |
| 2023 | Rachel Pulfer | Journalists for Human Rights |
See also
References
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