7th October 2020
CBC/Radio-Canada launches initiatives to support diversity, local journalism
Public media must be responsive. This week, CBC/Radio-Canada responded to public needs and concerns with two initiatives: the HireBIPOC project and the Local News Matters directory.
2nd June 2020
The Public Media Alliance condemns attacks on journalists and media workers during protests in the USA
As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the United States, journalists are facing an unprecedented number of threats, physical attacks and even arrests by authorities for doing their jobs. It is essential that journalists are allowed to cover these events unimpeded.
15th April 2020
Public media launch funds for creators and freelancers
Public broadcasters are launching funds to support producers, storytellers and other creators during the coronavirus pandemic.
3rd April 2020
Coronavirus and local public media
Democracy relies on quality journalism and no more so than at the local level, particularly during crises and emergencies.
24th October 2019
Public broadcasters around the world collaborate to support media literacy
To mark Global Media and Information Literacy Week, national public broadcasters the ABC, CBC/Radio-Canada and PBS have come together to call for greater media literacy in the digital age.
29th July 2019
New trends in reporting on climate change
In light of the recent heat waves occurring across the globe, media organisations, public and independent, are taking heed on placing climate change at the forefront of their reporting.
28th January 2019
Public media & indigenous languages
With 2019 being the UN Year of Indigenous Languages, how do public media organisations ensure the fair representation of indigenous cultures and languages?
11th January 2019
CBC/Radio-Canada submits its recommendations for modernizing Canada’s culture legislation
Press Release: CBC/Radio-Canada presents its case for modernising Canada’s cultural legislation, which includes ensuring a strong public broadcaster to support Canadian culture and democracy in the digital world.
19th December 2018
New Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development for CBC/Radio-Canada
Catherine Tait, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, has announced the appointment of Claude Galipeau as Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development.
1st November 2018
Insight | Disruption, Trust and the Public Broadcaster
President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, Catherine Tait, used her keynote at this year's IIC Canada conference to discuss the impact of disruption and growing distrust of the media on the public broadcasting.