Brent Jolly
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About Brent Jolly
Brent Jolly is the national president of the Canadian Association of Journalists. The CAJ is a professional organization with more than 700 members across Canada. It’s primary roles are public-interest advocacy work and professional development for its members.
A tough road ahead for journalism
When journalism jobs are lost, “news deserts” expand. They become prime land to be colonized by misinformation and disinformation campaigns and crusaders.
Journalism organizations battle Big Tech for survival
A coalition of news organizations formally called on Canada’s Competition Bureau to investigate Meta’s allegedly “anti-competitive conduct” by blocking access to news on its platforms and for its unwillingness to negotiate.
We've reached a breaking point: Online hate threatens our democracy
The federal government must confront and deal with threats to our democracy: anger, aggression and hate spurred by increasing social polarization, writes Brent Jolly, president of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Law enforcement’s treatment of journalists should send a chill down everyone’s spine
While international human rights pariahs such as China, Myanmar, Egypt, and Russia dominate the list of countries jockeying for the infamous title of “world’s most repressive regime,” oceans away, concerns about press freedom have begun to wash ashore on Canada’s West Coast, writes Brent Jolly.
Canada's press freedom is in more danger than you think
Since becoming president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, Brent Jolly has witnessed how COVID-19 has not only crippled the health of Canadian citizens but also damaged the health of democracy in Canada.
If journalists work together, we can ensure truth will always win
There is a growing concern among journalists about whether the historical standard of “fair and balanced” can continue to prevail over simple “right and wrong,” writes CAJ president Brent Jolly.
It's Groundhog Day — again — for freedom-of-information reform in Canada
Ask journalists and they’ll tell you the numbers revealed in a recent information commissioner’s report are the norm, rather than the exception, says Brett Jolly, national president of the Canadian Association of Journalists.