Tag: Journalism
The Weekly Briefing
REVOLVING DOOR:
Brian DePoe has joined JAZZ.FM91 (CJRT-FM) Toronto as its new Program Director, among other changes at the not-for-profit station. DePoe was most recently...
Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC grants regulatory relief for...
The CRTC has approved a request from Corus Entertainment for regulatory relief on “an exceptional basis,” allowing it to shift some of its Canadian...
The Weekly Briefing
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Claire Anderson has been reappointed CRTC commissioner for British Columbia and Yukon for a second five-year term. The official order in council says...
Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Young Global Leader and CPAC anchor...
Omayra Issa has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader, chosen from thousands of applicants under 40 from around the world.
Born in Morocco...
The Weekly Briefing
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Christy & Fraser, the on-air duo that parted ways with Pattison Media’s NOW! Radio (CKPK-FM) in Vancouver earlier this year, have been tapped...
Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Podcaster and investigative journalist Connie Walker
Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's, the second season of Connie Walker's podcast for Gimlet Media, delved into her own family's history with residential school abuse,...
2024 federal budget includes support for CBC/Radio-Canada, public interest programming
The 2024 federal budget includes support for media and the cultural industries, with a focus on bolstering publicly-funded broadcasting, fortifying the Local Journalism Initiative...
Bell didn’t give feds advance notice of February layoffs
BCE did not give the federal government advance notice of its intention to layoff 4,800 employees in February.
Despite legislation compelling companies to give the...
Omayra Issa named World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) anchor Omayra Issa has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
The Forum of Young...
Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Cabin Radio editor Ollie Williams
Yellowknife online radio station Cabin Radio was denied an FM licence last year. But then, last summer's wildfires threatened the community of roughly 20,000.
That's...
