Canadians fund our public media at a far lower level than many countries, but this could change if CBC articulated a strong vision for the digital and AI age.
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There’s a historical relationship between CBC and Canada’s game, and there are opportunities ahead despite the end of ‘Hockey Night in Canada.’
These 5 great listens investigate the labyrinthine qualities of art forgery, the peculiar celebrity of the art forger, and the modern obsession with authenticity.
Seeing objectivity simply as “lack of bias” leaves reporters and newsrooms vulnerable to all sorts of pressures, such as political interest groups.
As big streaming companies fight legislative requirements to pay into Canadian content, the story of satellite radio exemplifies competing commercial and public interests in policymaking.
From United States war crimes and a reframing of White Australia to the vexed question of Gauguin, 2024 showcased some compelling listens.
A group of Canadian news media companies are suing OpenAI for using their content, claiming that it is not covered under copyright exemptions.
Countries around the world are debating whether free-to-air television has a future.
Lori Campbell, a ‘60s Scoop survivor, challenges the CBC’s motives in their exposé on the questionable Indigenous roots of legendary singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.
The CBC report on iconic singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry is having deep impact in multiple ways across Indigenous lands across Canada.
Meta’s blocking of Canadian news reveals how reliant Canada’s media industry is on the U.S. The government must create a better funding model to provide support for Canadian media.
Social media has been vital for disseminating information during crises, but with Facebook’s ban of news in Canada, old-school media, especially radio, is critically important.
A hundred years ago, civic organizations of all stripes came together to demand a new Canadian approach to media policy. Canada has done it before — it must do so again.
Pierre Poilievre is right that Canadians should be shielded from disinformation. But they should also be wary of politicians misleading them on the impartiality and independence of Crown corporations.
Ignoring local realities risks excluding children from learning.
Canadian journalist institutions have failed to address their ongoing colonialism and that has meant that urgent Indigenous issues have been ignored or sensationalized.
With Twitter users considering a relocation to the decentralized social media network Mastodon, there’s an opportunity for the CBC to lead the way in re-imagining online futures for Canadians.
The audience for women’s professional hockey is waiting to be recognized and realized by the same energy and commitment broadcasters devote to men’s hockey.
Critics who ignore or simply miss the Jewishness of the ‘Schitt’s Creek’ characters fail to appreciate this key aspect of the show’s inclusive reach and appeal to diverse viewers.
A good news story about the news? It’s true. In British Columbia, a digital news ecology is flowering through ‘coopetition’ – as Media Democracy Day will soon showcase.
Top contributors
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Associate Vice President (Indigenous Engagement), University of Regina
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Associate Professor, Communication Studies, McGill University
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Assoc. Prof., School of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer, RTA School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Rogers Journalist in Residence at the TMU School of Journalism/Host and Producer, CBC Radio, Toronto Metropolitan University; Carleton University
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Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, York University, Canada
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, McMaster University
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Director, Media & Technology Studies, University of Alberta
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Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy, Concordia University
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong