‘Tone and tenor’ of calls to defund CBC different this time around, say media experts, as Conservatives hammer away at public broadcaster
President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada Catherine Tait recently told MPs in committee that over the last 30 years, the network ‘has not had a real increase in its budget, real dollars aside. We are flat.’
Western media have contributed to loss of truth in Gaza
It’s been said that the first casualty in war is truth. Never has this been truer than in Gaza.
Rapid change in our media scene highlights the growing importance of CBC/Radio-Canada
Every Canadian has views about how to change it, and some even want to kill it, but some kind of vision fit for a rapidly changing world needs to come out of the dialogue.
Navigating the country’s telecommunications landscape a tricky task
On the telecom side of things, the CRTC’s long-standing focus on the fundamental issues of access and affordability is far more tangible than the ethereal cultural ambitions that have swamped the broadcasting boat.
Inadequate Online News Act regulations pay lip service to journalistic independence
The transparency provisions in the Online News Act fall short of ensuring Canadians can comprehend the extent of non-cash influence that tech giants may wield in the news industry.
Canada versus Big Tech
We think there is a way forward to mitigate our apparent dependency on the social media giants that are doing so much to damage our information ecology.
When it comes to safeguarding Canadian news, let’s stick to the fundamentals
Remember that the motivating purpose of the Online News Act is to ensure fair rent from those who use the work of Canadian journalists.
The original sins of C-18
The fundamental problem lies in the premise Meta and Google somehow misappropriated news content and derived unfair benefits from links to this content.
Showing the horrors of war is often the only way of stopping it
There are always two wars in every conflict: the military battle, and the fight for the world’s hearts and minds. That’s why well-resourced news agencies like CNN, Reuters, the BBC, Al Jazeera and others need to be there to cover the war.
Bill C-18: a blow to Canadian small businesses and organizations
Meta’s decision to block news content from its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, has created a huge barrier for disseminating information.
