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-30-: CBC Smackdown
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From the front lines of Canada's media -. Tuesday, December 6, 2011. 69% of Canadians support stable or increased funding for the CBC. A recent poll shows the level of support for the national network remains high. Three quarters of Canadians give the CBC high marks for fulfilling its mandate. Want to see funding increased or maintained. The report by a Ryerson. See video at Friends of Canadian Broadcasting,. May the day never dawn! Posted by Carmel Smyth. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Botox Cosmet...
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-30-: Great Journalism Deserves Award
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From the front lines of Canada's media -. Thursday, January 5, 2012. Great Journalism Deserves Award. Great journalists we want you! In an effort to reward good journalism and to encourage more and better coverage of labour and social justice issues CMG and our parent union CWA-SCA Canada have teamed up with the esteemed Canadian Association of Journalists. To offer one thousand dollars (and our gratitude) to a winning Journalist. Deadline to apply Jan 31, 2012. Apply at caj.ca. Good luck! La Revue Gauch...
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-30-: March 2011
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From the front lines of Canada's media -. Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Hard lessons and hope at Harvard. The six weeks I spent Harvard this winter really opened my eyes. I was there to learn more about unions - history, labour law, and how collective action has advanced human rights - and how to be a better leader. The headline is that we have to start fighting back. Here are some of the ideas we discussed at Harvard . and CMG is in a good position to do make them real:. Work more closely with other unions.
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Canadian Media Research: CBC Radio: Q the Decline?
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Trends and truth in Canadian media. Tuesday, 9 June 2015. CBC Radio: Q the Decline? CBC is like a crazy, old aunt, unwilling to accept the reality of her circumstances. In CBC's case it is the reality that its radio audience is comprised mostly of older Canadians. CBC senior managers have recently boasted about the record high audiences of CBC Radio. They gush over CBC Radio's audience share in speeches and public appearances, such as last month's appearance. Local morning shows now constantly repeat spo...
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Canadian Media Research: Has the CBC Violated the Broadcasting Act?
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Trends and truth in Canadian media. Wednesday, 26 November 2014. Has the CBC Violated the Broadcasting Act? It appears CBC is violating Canadian law. CBC must obey the Broadcasting Act,. CBC is no stranger to sidestepping rules and regulations. For example, Rex Murphy's weekly commentary on. The distinction between facts and opinion has gradually been blurred by CBC news, even by Peter Mansbridge. As he not only moderates opinion panels but participates in them. As CBC budgets have gotten tighter, pr...
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Canadian Media Research: May 2014
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Trends and truth in Canadian media. Tuesday, 6 May 2014. A 'Licence Fee' or 'Cable Tax' as Explained to the Senate. Thursday, 1 May 2014. A "Cable Tax:" A Way CBC Can Fight for its Future. The CBC has not brought much attention to the fact that its current financial problem is caused mostly by funding cuts from the Harper government. Instead, CBC recently told the government it is “grateful”. For the money its gets. Or what might better be called a “Canadian programming fee” to fund CBC. It was pointed o...
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Canadian Media Research: January 2014
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Trends and truth in Canadian media. Wednesday, 15 January 2014. Is CBC Abandoning the Basic Principles of Public Broadcasting? Important update: After being notified that the label "Point of View" no longer appeared on Rex's segment, CBC informed me that it will be re-introduced within a few days. Kudos to Peter, Rex and CBC News. Another Update: Rex Murphy's "Point of View" returned on January 17, 2014, as shown in the photo at bottom of post. Has CBC deserted its journalistic standards? The policy on p...
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Canadian Media Research: December 2013
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Trends and truth in Canadian media. Monday, 30 December 2013. CBC's Response to Violations of its Journalistic Policies. Expressed concerns about how CBC has been presenting results of opinion polls and online surveys. The post was sent to the CBC Ombudsman and the Executive Producer of Power and Politics was good enough to respond and explains that her program will take steps to improve how polls are presented. Her response follows and afterwards are my comments to the producer:. Letter to CBC Ombudsman.
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Canadian Media Research: June 2015
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Trends and truth in Canadian media. Monday, 22 June 2015. Ghomeshi/Soloman Are the Tip of the CBC Iceberg. The Jian Ghomeshi and Evan Soloman scandals signal that CBC managers have lost control of CBC. The Corporation has resorted to hiring. An outside labour lawyer to investigate what went wrong with management processes, an admission of failure. But the signs of trouble have been there for some time. The finger-pointing for CBC's problems has become a national pastime but its roots are fairly obvious.