I am a CMG member at Corus and we need your support!
I am a CMG member at Corus and we need your support! I am a Canadian Media Guild member at …
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Thank you and à la prochaine
As I leave the president’s desk after six years, I take with me lasting friendships and fond memories. It has …
CJFE honours courageous reporting at home and abroad
Hundreds gathered Thursday night for the 19th CJFE annual Gala in support of Free Expression. At one poignant point in …
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Alone at the “Ledge”
Regardless of the time of year, over the sixteen years I’ve covered politics, there has always been a healthy core of reporters around to discuss stories, swap tales and most important, probe issues to hold government to account.
But not so much anymore.
Mental Health and the Newsroom – Join us October 22 @ 7 p.m.
If you are in Toronto, join CAJ and CMG and our distinguished panelists, for a look at the way journalists …
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TPP poses a particular threat to free expression
The TPP poses a particular threat to free expression – Learn more
Labour Day Parade 2016
This was an exceptionally challenging year, but we made progress. We fought for and won public support for quality media, …
The Heritage Minister’s Review of media and cultural industries, and why you should care
In 2016, a major development CMG is keeping a close eye on is Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s review of Canadian …
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Joining forces to stand up for freedom of the press
CMG’s parent union CWA Canada and a coalition of other groups have sought permission from the courts to intervene in …
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You don’t know what it’s like – What can media do better in reporting on our missing loved ones?
You Don’t Know What It’s Like By Lorelei Williams What can media do better in reporting on our missing loved …
Hubert Lacroix’s 2020 plan dissected
For the last two years as we have struggled to make sense of CBC President Hubert Lacroix’s 2020 plan and his …
The bigger — ideological — threat to CBC
Stephen Harper may no longer be prime minister — but his influence on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation lingers. While the …
The fight for same-sex benefits at CBC Radio-Canada – How a Guild member risked his career and won
“Looking at it now with 2016 eyes, it was a big deal to come out publicly back then,” Chabot says. “I didn’t like my life exposed. But I would not hesitate to do it again. I would do it in a heartbeat.”
As journalism goes, so goes democracy
Even here at home, we must fight any attempt to limit a free press or thwart the public’s right to know, no matter how trivial it may seem. As journalism goes, so goes democracy.
Supporting mental health awareness-Art exhibition May 2-8
Twenty years ago when I started at CBC I bumped into a colleague crying in the bathroom. We commiserated over …
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Eulogy for a kind colleague
A long time friend and colleague passed away this week. He was only 67, but Terry Walker squeezed every drop …
When big labour meets big politics: why the Verizon strike is important
It’s hard to underestimate the importance of what is happening south of the border when it comes to labour. 40 thousand workers at communications giant Verizon walked off the job this week – many of them members of the CWA, the union with which the CMG is affiliated.
CRTC Chair Blais has the power to act. But does he have the will?
The media industry is in turmoil. By CMG’s rough calculation, the industry has lost more than 16,000 jobs since 2008. A recent study predicts another 15,000 jobs will be lost by 2020 in television alone. Cuts, even closures have become routine and are having a devastating impact on workers and families.
The time for action in the news media is now
Signs that times are getting even tougher in the news business are everywhere. We are long past the canary-in-the-coal mine …
“We must now return control of CBC and Radio‐Canada to the people”
We must now return control of CBC and Radio‐Canada to the people. Now, more than ever, we need a strong public broadcaster – a solid and vigorous foundation for information and culture in the digital age.
Top 10 Reasons Public Broadcasting is Awesome
I am often asked to speak to groups about the media business and the future of public broadcasting. Recently …
Three of four national political parties signal commitment to the CBC
The future health and viability of the CBC, as Canada’s public broadcaster, is an issue on which the parties are truly differentiating themselves. Voters have a clear choice on October 19. And even though three of four party leaders have been pleased to talk about it, they don’t get a lot of media attention when they do so.
A-List of Canadian Rock Stars sign petition, join campaign to Support the CBC
For decades, the CBC’s TV, radio, and online programming, along with other initiatives such as the CBCMusic.ca Festival, have provided a platform for Canadian artists to reach a larger audience. It’s often the first, and sometimes only, outlet that will play their music and conduct interviews for a national audience. It’s a vital part of the music ecosystem in this country.
Trending: Digital Media worker? Join a Union.
A welcome trend created headlines and a buzz in media circles this summer. Journalists and media colleagues at five U.S. …