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on July 2, 2014 in World News

CBC could learn a thing or two from Knowledge Network

CBC could learn a thing or two from Knowledge Network Documentaries and kids’ programming are winners with continually growing audiences If CBC executives have a transformational vision for its post-hockey era, they certainly haven’t articulated it. Aside from cutting jobs, services and selling assets in response to having lost the cash cow of Hockey Night in Canada, there is no blueprint for how CBC will be more relevant and interesting to Canadians. There is no bold suggestion such as maybe reverting to a commercial-free service like the BBC, PBS, Knowledge Network, TV Ontario and CBC Radio, which any ardent CBC… View Article

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on June 28, 2014 in World News

Time to re-evaluate CBC’s mandate and funding

Time to re-evaluate CBC’s mandate and funding It was sad to see a smiling but moist-eyed Leslie MacKinnon arrive at her farewell party in Ottawa on Thursday. MacKinnon decided, reluctantly, to take a voluntary layoff after 35 years of fine work at the CBC. A hard-working storyteller, MacKinnon brought a unique and thoughtful sensibility to her reports, so it’s sad to see her go. And it was sad this spring when Linden MacIntyre decided to leave the Fifth Estate, voluntarily taking a layoff so that the cuts would have a well-known public face. It was sad to hear that Radio… View Article

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