Tech
Canada’s public broadcaster should use Mastodon to provide a social media service
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“As internet communications scholars, we propose that Canada’s public broadcaster, the CBC, should build a Mastodon server on the global network.”
Programs/Content
Powering up ‘q’: Down-to-earth approach guides show’s revamp
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The CBC show hopes to get its groove back with new host Tom Power and a snappier format starting Oct. 24.
Quick Takes
CBC replaces ‘q’ host
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Shad, who took over as host last year, will stay on with the CBC.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #43: Why public media are sponsoring polls, and how a CBC video went viral
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How do political polls fit with public media’s mission?
Programs/Content
CBC approach to election coverage offers lessons for U.S. pubmedia
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The CBC digital team’s latest major voter-engagement initiative is a collaboration with Google’s civic engagement team.
Programs/Content
CBC, PRI hope to leave past behind as Shad settles into host chair at ‘q’
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With a new voice and lower-case title, the Canadian network is updating its most popular export to the U.S.
Programs/Content
‘WireTap’ will wind down stateside with ‘sendoff season’
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Show creator Jonathan Goldstein is moving on to unspecified “new projects.”
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #15: Did Skip Gates cave to Ben Affleck?; CBC releases Ghomeshi investigation; Why local radio voices have more bass
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Did one of public TV’s most revered figures really cede editorial control to a celebrity? It certainly looks that way to PBS ombudsman Michael Getler.
Programs/Content
Show goes on for Q as allegations against Ghomeshi mount
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U.S. stations are holding onto the program while the CBC searches for a permanent replacement for the fired host.
People
Allegations about sex life prompted firing, says CBC’s Ghomeshi
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Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC Radio’s Q, said Sunday that he was fired by the Canadian pubcaster over a threat about allegations regarding his sex life going public. In a lengthy Facebook post, the ousted host said that an ex-girlfriend had been collaborating with a freelance writer on a story that would claim that Ghomeshi had been abusive in their relationship. The former host said the allegations were without merit and that he had filed a $50 million (Canadian) lawsuit against the CBC over his firing. Ghomeshi acknowledged that the relationship had included “rough sex (forms of BDSM)” but that all activities had been consensual. CBC executives agreed that “information provided showed that there was consent,” he wrote: “They said they’re not concerned about the legal side.”
Quick Takes
CBC to cut an additional 1,000-1,500 jobs by 2020
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Shows that air on U.S. public radio will once again be spared.
Quick Takes
Wednesday roundup: PBS Digital won’t pursue product placement; KUNM revisits plagiarism charge
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Plus: Pubmedia’s James Beard Award winners, and a “national conversation” about the future of the CBC.
System/Policy
Deep cuts at CBC spare shows airing on U.S. public radio
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Canada’s public broadcasting network is eliminating 657 jobs after suffering cuts in federal funding and the loss of a broadcast license for National Hockey League games.
Quick Takes
Friday roundup: Heartbleed poses danger for newsrooms; PRPD elects new chair
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Plus: KCETLink has some laughs, the CBC cuts more than 600 jobs and WCRB searches for a sonic logo.
Quick Takes
Wednesday roundup: Sesame Go app launches; Pacifica heads to court
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Plus: CBC braces for huge losses, and the Fred Rogers Center honors Yo-Yo Ma.
Programs/Content
WNYC shares previously unreleased recordings of Martin Luther King Jr. interviews
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New York’s WNYC has released for the first time recordings of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. interviewed on several occasions in the 1960s by Eleanor Fischer, a Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reporter who later worked for NPR. The interviews capture King discussing a wide range of subjects, including his childhood, his adoption of nonviolent resistance tactics, and the Montgomery bus boycott. The recordings were among tapes given to WNYC’s archive in 2008 after Fischer passed away. “We are a rich archive in content but not a huge staff of people and we have received many collections,” wrote Archive Director Andy Lanset in an email to Current.