Community values in the law and practice of journalism in Canada

ID:	HARP-433
Title:	Community values in the law and practice of journalism in Canada
Source:	American Review of Canadian Studies , v.28(1/2) Spr/Summ’98 pg 29-52
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Year:	1998
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Keywords:	Canada, constitution, court, freedom of expression, human rights, journalist, law, United States, civil and political rights, media, minority rights
Abstract:	These contrasting illustrations and Schorr’s summary observation help frame the issues discussed in this article by calling attention to: the relationship between media law and journalistic practice; the conflict between constitutional freedoms and civic responsibility; the importance of defining the role of the media in society; and the inherent conflict between the approaches of individualism and communitarianism. Building upon these issues, this article examines the ways and the extent to which the law, the courts, and the media in Canada tend toward perspectives that either favor the rights of individual journalists and media operations or emphasize the values of community and the place of the media within the broader context of communities. The first part examines the way courts in Canada compare to those in the United States in their interpretations of the respective constitutional provisions for freedom of expression by looking at themes in those judgments that appear to promote individual rights of the mass media on one hand, or community and societal interests on the other.(f.5) The second part begins an examination of the influence of English and French traditions on journalism and journalistic practice in Canada in ways that are similar to or different from those in the United States, particularly with respect to how these approaches encourage community or promote individualism.
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