The nomination was in the small media category. Fellow nominees this year include Open Canada, the Waterloo Region Record, the Narwhal and Canadaland.
“It’s encouraging to be recognized for an investigation that spanned well over a year, including awaiting the resolution of several complaints to the information commissioner over the delayed release of RCMP documents,” said Carney.
“Like some of the other finalists, the story would not have been possible without access to information processes in Canada that are in dire need of attention.”
The Tyee has won the national CJF award twice before, in 2009 and 2013, and was nominated in 2016.
Privacy Commissioner Launches Investigation of RCMP Internet Unit
The probe comes after Tyee reports on Project Wide Awake and web spying. Here are some questions to pose to the force.
Bryan Carney reports on privacy, technology and freedom of information and is director of web production at The Tyee. You can follow his very occasional tweets at @bpcarney. SHARES A series of Tyee reports unmasking social media spying efforts by the RCMP spurred NDP MP Charlie Angus to call for a federal investigation.
Illustration by Christopher Cheung.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched an investigation into the RCMP’s Tactical Internet Operational Support unit and Project Wide Awake, the unit’s advanced web monitoring program using digital tools it kept secret.