Category Archives: Broadcasting

Can Sun TV provide a ‘third way’ in Canadian TV journalism?

As was widely expected, Quebecor Inc. CEO Pierre Karl PĂ©ladeau has announced plans to launch Sun TV News Channel across Canada beginning Jan. 1, 2011. Speculation that Quebecor would bid to become a national news broadcaster has soared in recent … Continue reading

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Ontario Morning visits London

CBC Radio’s regional morning show Ontario Morning made a rare field trip to London this morning, escaping the confines of the studios at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto to get out among its listeners. The occasion: this year’s Doors … Continue reading

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Covering the plight of Suaad Hagi Mohamud

Kudos to the Toronto Star for going the extra 7,500 miles (about 12,000 kilometres) to cover firsthand the extraordinary plight of Suaad Hagi Mohamud, the Canadian citizen and Toronto resident detained in Kenya for three months after she was falsely … Continue reading

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CBC shuffles its reporters

Every fleet-footed news organization must, from time to time, re-evaluate the demands of a constantly changing news landscape and measure them against the resources it’s able to muster to cover that territory, including the most important of its assets: the … Continue reading

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The CBC’s Brian Stewart signs off

Though he’ll be back on the air from time to time to help cover major events, today marks the last day on the job for CBC News senior correspondent Brian Stewart. After he anchors The National tonight in place of … Continue reading

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