Democracy

If traditional media organizations are going to thrive in an era in which they don’t have a monopoly on access to the masses, they will have to figure out how to share the power to decide what is news and how it should be covered.

Jesse Hirsh argues the need to broaden how we think of public service media and examines how it is linked to democracy.

Canadian journalism is in a death spiral, with serious consequences for democracy. Today’s budget ignores this reality and demonstrates that the Trudeau government is completely oblivious to the magnitude of this crisis and its consequences.

Jesse Hirsh looks at the connection between digital media and the future of democracy.

It is urgent to regulate in order to ensure access to Canadian and francophone content, given the recommendation algorithms used by American multinationals.

Andreas Souvaliotis talks about how listening to the radio as a newly arrived Canadian immigrant instilled in him a sense of patriotism for his new country.

Since the dawn of radio in the 1920s, private broadcasters have resisted regulation in the national interest. Yet, each time, after years of government foot-dragging, the champions of Canadian content prevailed. This history shows that it's not too late to regulate Netflix.

Baldev Mutta, founder of the Punjabi Community Health Services, speaks to ethnic media’s importance in helping immigrants settle into their new country.

Burnaby South candidates to discuss the future of CBC and Canadian Democracy in the Age of Facebook at all-candidates' forum on February 6th 2019.