Post Tagged with: "CBC"

CBC To Embrace Web 2.0

Tod Maffin reports on a memo circulated today and Ian Ketcheson responds with some suggestions.

January 31, 2007 — Comments are Disabled — News

Steven Page and Ed Robertson of the Barenaked Ladies appeared on CBC's The Hour tonight, emphasizing the need to reject DRM, provide fans with the freedom to use their music as they like, and the value of incorporating an environmentally-friendly approach to touring.

January 25, 2007 — 2 comments — News

CBC on Online Video Sharing

I spent an hour yesterday talking about the impact of online video and social media on CBC's Ontario Today. The discussion and callers highlighted the great benefits (ie. musician talking about the benefits of the Internet) and the anxiety that some parents feel about their kids interaction with MySpace, Facebook, […]

January 24, 2007 — 1 comment — News

The CBC and Civic Journalism

Earlier this year, I wrote the following about reforming the CBC: "the CBC can chart its own path by rethinking what it means to be a public broadcaster in the Internet era. Notwithstanding the importance of providing greater access to its content on all media platforms…the CBC would do well […]

December 1, 2006 — 2 comments — News

BBC News Launches User Generated News Show

BBC News has announced plans to launch a news program based solely on user generated content. Your News will feature user-submitted stories and respond to user questions. I discussed similar possibilities for the CBC in a column last summer.

November 29, 2006 — Comments are Disabled — News