Re: freethenet-ca - 6 new messages in 2 topics - abridged
Steve Anderson
Where's the Money in Media?
-A panel put on by Campaign for Democratic Media Vancouver
When: May 27th, 2009 @7pm
Where: VIVO MEDIA ARTS CENTRE, 1965 Main Street, V5T 3C1
Description:
Media giant Canwest is scaling back local operations and is
considering shutting down some stations entirely. With ad revenues
expected to slump further, there is no end in sight. Big Media
executives try to claim journalism's woes are caused by the slumping
economy or the displacement of audiences to new online media. While
these are factors, the primary cause is the highly concentrated media
ownership in Canada combined with the deepening bottom-line mentality
of big media corporations.
At a critical time when the new media environment is being molded and
the traditional news industry is in a state of decline, creative
approaches to journalism are urgently needed.
Yet politicians and policy makers are poised to further support the
big media conglomerates that got us into this mess in the first place.
Canwest and others may even get a government bailout. At the same time
CBC is cutting jobs and there is no end in sight.
If news financed by big business is failing, what alternatives do we have?
What role could/should CBC play?
What other models for media are available
What can we do?
Join us for a lively discussion from seasoned journalists and
independent media makers.
Register to guarantee a seat at:
http://mediademocracyday.org/
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