The return of Donald Trump to the White House has seen not only an unprecedented assault on media freedoms, including lawsuits, personal denunciations of reporters, and stripping news organizations of their credentials.
Bänoo Zan, an Iranian-born poet in Toronto, has won the Freedom to Read Award of the Writers’ Union of Canada.PRESS RELEASEThe Writers’ Union of Canada announces the award:Poet and Presenter Bänoo Zan Wins Freedom to Read Award | The Writers' Union of CanadaREPORTAGEIn Quill & Quire, Cassandra Drudi reports:
The manifold crises besetting journalism in Canada and internationally includes the growing public disdain for journalists and the media. In an effort to address what can be done, the Centre for Free Expression is hosting and co-sponsoring a colloquium at Toronto Metropolitan University on June 5 and 6, 2025, titled: “Reporting News in a Disbelieving Age: Standards of practice amid the crisis in journalism's credibility.”
