Journalists in Canada have gained wider legal defence following today's Supreme Court of Canada ruling that grants protection for what it deems "responsible communication."
The ruling means journalists will be immune from challenges of libel or slander if they demonstrate that the issue they are reporting on is of public importance and if they demonstrate they took measures to verify the information.
It means they no longer have to prove the absolute truth of allegations.
It is, naturally, a significant move in Canada and the strongest defence yet of journalistic rights under freedom of expression provisions in the Canadian charter.
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