Yes. Sections 12(1) and 15(4) of the Copyright Act provide that copyright in literary and artistic works shall not be infringed by any fair dealing with such works for the purposes of reporting current events in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, or by means of broadcasting or in cinematograph film. In the case of reporting current events in a newspaper, magazine or similar periodical, the Act provides that the source shall be mentioned, as well as the name of the author if it appears on the work concerned.
