It can be used to defend any story that mixes factual material with interpretation and analysis.

It gives the creator of an original work the exclusive right to benefit from it.

Photographers and videographers have a right to shoot in this space.

These laws can be effective tools for journalists looking for the story behind the headlines or for the untold story about issues not yet part of public debate.

The Supreme Court of Canada established a new defamation defence in 2009 that permits the publication of defamatory statements in a story about a matter of public importance even if the publisher cannot prove the truth of such statements, as long as responsible steps were taken to verify the information.

This restriction is the term used when a photo can be used once with the current news story.

Fair comment includes three key points: Honest opinion. It is based in provable fact. And it is in the....

The statutes give governments the right to refuse disclosure of certain kinds of information.

Protection from legal action, even when defamatory material has been published.

Just because something has been posted online does not make it public domain. In some cases, this allows media outlets to use otherwise copyrighted content.

This type of practitioner is paid to shape information. Reporters often describe the people in this field as spin doctors and flacks.

Federal court decisions over the last two decades have generally broadened the scope and strengthened the provisions of this act that Investigative journalists rely on.

If a statement is false, the damages awarded in a libel suit may be reduced because of absence of malice and evidence of this consideration.

It lists the copyright holder or the original provider of a photo.

A court order which prohibits the public or media from disseminating certain details of an otherwise public judicial proceeding.

Journalists should push these people hard to understand that putting their names to what they say is important to freedom of information. This is especially important in dealings with public servants who ask for anonymity in routine circumstances.

Most provincial laws extend these to the findings and proceedings of professional, business and sports organizations that are formed in Canada. Included would be the disciplinary proceedings of law societies, medical associations, trade and business associations and sports leagues.

Material must be fully credited when paraphrased and enclosed in quotation marks when carried word for word. Safeguarding against plagiarism by identifying the source is also known as....

The media normally co-operate when police ask for this when on the hunt for suspects or lost persons.

This President and CEO of Postmedia Network took a $900,000 bonus during a time that Postmedia laid off staff company-wide.