Category: media

Canada disaster capitalism media Politics Steve Uncategorized
April 8, 2009

No more bailouts, please

Research credit to Impolitical . There’s really nothing worse than the prospect of hard-line anti-government control-freaks taking over anything, let alone Canadian media. But that seems to be in the cards, anyways, doesn’t it? Rumours have swirled for a while about the CBC being cut.  As early as last fall, folks identified that more than $200 million would be cut.  And they were right.  We’re […]

media
April 3, 2009

CBC Top Ranked Across Canada … So Let’s Cut It

While the numbers don’t lie, I’m sure other people will be tempted to find ways to suggest that Canadians aren’t interested in public media. This review of radio hours logged by Canadians shows that the CBC dominates most major markets or urban areas. Which begs the question:  why intentionally piss off so many Canadians just to satisfy partisan politics?

media The Corporation
March 31, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times Files for Chapter 11

In this story , we learn about the latest chapter … chapter 11 that is … in the saga of the Conrad Black affair. For those policy wonks in Ottawa who are even remotely thinking about extending a penny to the folks at CanWest, this should act as a reminder that this company (and other media companies in this country and the US) were having […]

Canada disaster capitalism economics financial crisis media Politics Steve
March 27, 2009

From Avaaz: Save the CBC

OK … let the petitioning and Facebook pages begin, but nothing’s going to change until we get rid of the Cons. Amid several beefs about this situation is the simple fact that the Cons (with the support of the Liberals) are spending billions of OUR DOLLARS on tax cuts and enriching the upper class, but when they promise to create jobs, this is how they […]

Canada Internet media net neutrality
February 22, 2009

Net Neutrality Video – Please Share With Friends

A lot of Canadians are relatively unaware of the issues associated with what’s called ‘Net Neutrality’.  In the last election, the only party that even dared make it a modest political issue was the NDP.  If the Liberals are seeking ways to get Canadians on board with their new leader, this would be a great issue to support.  It’s a seemingly small issue, but it […]