Ben Makuch
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Vice agrees to give RCMP accused terrorist’s chat logs after judge refuses stayIn her ruling, Ontario Superior Court Justice Breese Davies said the Mounties still have valid reasons to make their demand of journalist Ben Makuch and Vice Media, which said it would now give the RCMP what it has long asked for.CanadaJul 4, 2019
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Forcing reporter to give RCMP info on ‘dead’ terror suspect ‘unreasonable’: Vice MediaFarah Shirdon, a prolific user of social media to recruit westerners to the Islamic State, has now been quiet for several years, court heard.CanadaApr 23, 2019
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Supreme court orders Vice reporter to give RCMP info on accused terroristThe Supreme Court of Canada says a reporter must give the RCMP material he gathered for stories about an accused terrorist.CanadaNov 30, 2018
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Democracy needs strong journalism. This law will help us bring that to youMany Canadians probably believe that Canadian journalists, like their American counterparts, already have a clearly established right to protect the identity of a source who supplies them with information. The opposite is true.CommentaryJun 14, 2017
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Vice Media reporter forced to turn over materials to RCMP after Ontario appeal court rulingA Vice Media reporter must give the RCMP the background materials he used for stories on an accused terrorist, Ontario's top court affirmed Wednesday.CanadaMar 22, 2017
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Journalists call on feds to bring in legislation to protect press, sourcesThe Liberal government is being urged to bring in legislation to better protect journalists and their confidential sources.PoliticsNov 17, 2016
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Journalist coalition demands federal public inquiry after Quebec police spying scandalA coalition of journalists and free speech advocates are in Ottawa to demand that a federal public inquiry be done into freedom of the press.PoliticsNov 16, 2016
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Canadian media to intervene in RCMP battle with ViceSeveral Canadian media groups will try to intervene in an appeal of a judge's order that a news outlet give the RCMP background materials related to interviews with an accused terrorist, their lawyer said Thursday.CanadaMay 5, 2016
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Vice Media must hand over reporter’s data on terrorist suspect to RCMP, judge rulesA Canadian news outlet must give the RCMP background materials used for stories on a suspected terrorist, despite objections from the reporter, a judge has ruled.CanadaMar 31, 2016
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