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17/09/2023

Given the Meta/Facebook blockage of news in response to Canada's Online News Act, we are pausing activity on this page.

For details on our support for C-18/ONA, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mirko-petricevic_resources-activity-7098783125849194496-P-3j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

27/05/2023

If you're within driving distance of downtown Kitchener, join us for a classic movie that's super relevant in our click-bait ratings-over-journalism media world!

Introduced by The Mike Farwell Show

This will be the last movie in the journalismfilmfestival.com lineup for 2023.

Apollo Cinema Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom GRFF | Grand River Film Festival Waterloo Region Record CBC Kitchener-Waterloo CTV Kitchener

05/05/2023

HUGE THANKS to 28 🇨🇦municipalities helping us mark !

Municipalities in nine provinces + Nunavut!

https://www.ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html

And thanks to our partners Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom and Canadian Commission for UNESCO / Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO

29/04/2023

If you're within driving distance of Kitchener, Ont., 🇨🇦 , join us on the eve of for the story that inspired a generation of journalists!

Tickets at Apollo Cinema box office or online at https://apollocinema.ca/movies/journalism-film-festival-all-the-presidents-men/

Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom
Canadian Commission for UNESCO / Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO
UNESCO
Waterloo Region Record

19/04/2023

WELCOME
Canadian Commission for UNESCO / Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO — the newest partner in our awareness campaign!

CCUNESCO joins us and World Press Freedom Canada to promote freedom of expression & advance an inclusive, just & peaceful society.

More than 15 municipalities across Canada, so far, have committed to helping us mark the day. Check out our campaigns page at https://www.ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html

04/04/2023

TUESDAY April 4 is movie night at Apollo Cinema in downtown Kitchener! Join us at 7pm!

Check out the preview that aired on CTV Kitchener

https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2660170

25/03/2023

Tuesday nights are made for movies!

Gather a few friends and join us for the second of four films in the journalismfilmfestival.com lineup!

08/03/2023

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the premiere of The Journalism Film Festival at Apollo Cinema yesterday!

It was great to see friends, former colleagues, and news junkies we hadn't yet met for the screening of Writing with Fire.

WOW! What a fantastic film!

If you're looking for inspirational stories of courageous women serving their communities, look no further. Kudos to them and the filmmakers.

https://www.facebook.com/writingwithfire.film

Join us next month for another film featuring women journalists. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is based on the story of TV journalist Kim Barker's time covering war in Afghanistan. Equal parts serious and funny with Tina Fey in the lead role. Hope to see you on April 4.

02/03/2023

Less than a week away!

Join us for the WORLD PREMIERE of the ink-stained wretches Journalism Film Festival!

On the eve of we're screening Writing with Fire..an Oscar-nominated documentary about Dalit women journalists in India.

Introduced by CBC Kitchener-Waterloo's Hala Ghonaim and Joe Pavia.

Trailer and tickets at https://apollocinema.ca/movies/journalism-film-festival-writing-with-fire/

Thanks to festival partners:
The Mike Farwell Show Waterloo Region Record CTV Kitchener GRFF | Grand River Film Festival World Press Freedom Canada Apollo Cinema

26/02/2023

A huge THANKS to the seven 🇨🇦 municipalities (so far) for granting our requests to recognize May 3 United Nations !

City of Kitchener
City of Hamilton
City of Thunder Bay - Municipal Government, Ontario, Canada City of Selkirk
Cityof RedDeer
Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW)
City of Prince George

A huge THANKS to the municipalities that have committed to recognize World Press Freedom Day 2023!

14/02/2023

Join us in for The Journalism Film Festival!

Four films.

7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of March, April, May and June.

March 7 — Writing with Fire — On the eve of International Women's Day, we're screening this documentary about Dalit women journalists in India. Introduced by CBC-KW.

April 4 — Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — Based on journalist Kim Barker's memoir The Taliban Shuffle about her time covering war in Afghanistan, this movie serves up tragedy and comedy in good measure. Introduced by CTV Kitchener.

May 2 — All the President's Men — The classic film that inspired a generation of young journalists will be introduced by Jim Poling, editor-in-chief of the Waterloo Region Record. This screening takes place on the eve of World Press Freedom Day!

June 6 — Network — Filmed before the boom in cable news and rise of the internet, this movie is also a poignant critique of our "enragement-is-engagement" age. Introduced by Mike Farwell, CityNews.

For tickets, go to the Apollo Cinema calendar at https://apollocinema.ca/schedule/

28/01/2023

NEW FOR SPRING 2023 !

Details being confirmed.

Check it out at:

If you appreciate journalism and like living in a democracy, The Journalism Film Festival is an opportunity for you to get together with like-minded people and celebrate the contribution quality...

26/01/2023

THANK YOU City of Kitchener for granting our flag-raising request!

Looking forward to hoisting the
United Nations 🇺🇳 UNESCO flag on May 3!

Canadian Commission for UNESCO / Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO

Photo: un.org

06/05/2022

our THANKS to more than a dozen 🇨🇦 mayors and municipalities recognizing World Press Freedom Day this year!

24/03/2022

A HUGE THANKS to councillors in City of Mississauga - Municipal Government for yesterday becoming one of the 29 municipalities — home to about 13 million people in nine provinces — to pass journalism-support motions!

UNANIMOUS!

Hoping to see more motions passed before May 3 — UNESCO World Press Freedom Day.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Z4_EK74JTppE9_FEZ0xS9FGGo5FJjJL5&usp=sharing

Robust local journalism is a bedrock of democracy. ink-stainedwretches.org launched, in May 2020, a campaign to encourage Canada's federal government to not delay in building an ecosystem for public-service journalism. This map indicates municipalities that have passed journalism-support motions pro...

27/01/2022

THANK YOU to City of Vancouver councillors for passing a journalism-support motion yesterday!

So far, 28 🇨🇦 municipalities — 12+ million residents in nine provinces — have passed journalism-support motions during the past 19 months.

We're urging MPs to create an ecosystem for robust journalism to survive and thrive!

26/01/2022

Councillors in City of Saint John yesterday became the first in New Brunswick to pass a journalism-support motion!

Their leadership brings the number of 🇨🇦 municipalities passing similar motions to 27...in nine provinces!

Our THANKS to Coun. Barry Ogden (mover) Coun. Brent Harris (seconder), mayor and council for their unanimous support.

23/12/2021

Thanks to IABC Canada for this beautiful trophy created by kellyloweglass.com in recognition of our campaign for !

Our grassroots advocacy group recently received the trophy as part of a Silver Leaf Award of Excellence for communication management-government relations.

https://iabccanada.ca/en/silver-leaf-awards/winners/

IABC Waterloo IABC Canada West Conference Chuck Howitt - Author Diane Shantz Carolyn Mcleod-McCarthy

11/12/2021

Be open to the privilege of hearing one of the most inspiring speeches of our time: Maria Ressa, journalist , 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

"...ask yourself, what are you willing to sacrifice for the truth."

Ressa begins at 56:45, but the intro (starting at 44:10) provides valuable context.

https://tv.nrk.no/serie/nobels-fredsprisutdeling/2021/MUHU27000021/avspiller

And read the English translation of the lecture by Dmitry Muratov, journalist and Nobel co-recipient, at https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2021/muratov/lecture/

He puts his Mom in the lede!..and then follows up with mothers of unidentified Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya.

And for our cadre of photojournalists: He quotes Robert Capa.

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17/09/2021

As of Monday, THANKS to Mayor Philip Brown and councillors in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, journalism-support motions have been passed by 🇨🇦 municipalities in eight provinces! (That makes 26 municipalities ....home to more than 11 million residents.)

Send us a message if you want to propose a journalism-support motion to your council. We've got templates!

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1Z4_EK74JTppE9_FEZ0xS9FGGo5FJjJL5&usp=sharing

23/07/2021

https://www.cigionline.org/articles/briefing-does-journalism-have-a-future-in-the-digital-age/

As newspaper print advertising revenue has collapsed and digital revenue failed to make up the shortfall, many daily newspapers have either closed or dramatically curtailed their editorial operations. The consequences for democracy are dire.

19/05/2021

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Z4_EK74JTppE9_FEZ0xS9FGGo5FJjJL5&usp=sharing

Robust local journalism is a bedrock of democracy. ink-stainedwretches.org launched, in May 2020, a campaign to encourage Canada's federal government to not delay in building an ecosystem for public-service journalism. This map indicates municipalities that have passed journalism-support motions pro...

03/05/2021

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/05/03/all-canadians-can-help-strengthen-our-democracy-by-showing-support-for-local-journalism.html

Sustaining local news is necessary for a healthy democracy. If Parliament dissolves before passing legislation to rebuild a healthy ecosystem for robu...

29/04/2021

THANK YOU City of Winnipeg – Municipal Government council for voicing support today for robust in aid of !

That's 22 municipalities — home to nearly 6 million people across Canada — in 4 provinces having passed journalism-support motions in less than a year!

https://www.change.org/LocalJournalism

Encourage our civic leaders to build a healthy ecosystem for to thrive.

25/04/2021

More from municipalities!

Looking forward to the City of Winnipeg – Municipal Government's full council meeting on April 29.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/mayors-cabinet-urges-ottawa-to-pass-laws-that-support-journalism-574253552.html

Winnipeg city council’s most powerful committee has backed a symbolic motion to support the media. In a six-to-one vote, the executive policy committee voted Wednesday in favour of having council back future measures to “rejuvenate” news outlets and urge the federal government to pass legislat...

25/04/2021

THANK YOU City of Kamloops - Municipal Government for passing a motion to support this past week!

Moved by Coun. Dale Bass Seconded by Coun. Arjun Sigh.

So far, 21 municipalities in 3 provinces — 5M residents — have passed similar motions.
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/kamloops-council-lends-support-to-motion-backing-media-1.24311222

Kamloops council has put its weight behind support for professional news media. City council has voted unanimously to support a motion by Coun. Dale Bass, which endorses legislation by the . . .

13/04/2021

THANK YOU City of London, Ontario - Municipal Government councillors for unanimously passing a motion today supporting local journalism!

Moved by Coun. Maureen Cassidy
Seconded (at committee) by Coun. Arielle Kayabaga

That makes 20 Canadian municipalities in three provinces — representing 5 million residents — to have passed journalism-support motions since June 2020. Let's keep the ball rolling. Please endorse the petition at https://www.change.org/LocalJournalism

Councillors also proclaimed May 3 World Press Freedom Day in conjunction with UNESCO World Press Freedom Day! https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/worldpressfreedomday

Canadian Committee for World Press Freedom