What is
Open media?
This website is a gathering place of a number of media
issues including those of SOCK and the Canadian Media Guild.
Some projects they are working on
1) Public airwaves for ALL Canadians.
If broadcasters have their way, only 29 Canadian cities will
have free over-the-air TV service after the transition to
digital in 2011.
2) Fresh Media The
crisis in big media has given rise to citizen-powered
journalism through the internet and community based media.
3) Save Our Net
Lobbyists, big web providers, and special interests
want to control Canadian's web access with things like
throttling. Keep the net neutral and maintain a level
playing field for all users.
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4) Canadians for Al Jazeera
This Arab news channel in English is renowned for its high
journalistic standards; for its fearless, unembedded
reporting and for its diversity of voices from around the
world.
5) Give CBC Enough Money to Work.
Fund Public funding for CBC is among the lowest of any
industrialized country in the world. CBC is getting only $34
per Canadian per year. The average for all the countries is
$80.
6) Act Now A handful of Big
Media Conglomerates control what Canadians see, hear and
read. The result is less choice for and fewer Canadian
journalists covering news and events. Get your voice
back.
Presentation to the CRTC
on April 29, 2010
Steve Anderson, Michael Lithgow and David Skinner tell the CRTC why Cable
companies are not using the public money they collect for
legitimate community TV. |
