The influence of traditional print and broadcast news media has dropped dramatically. Even with handsome government handouts, many of them are barely alive today. In the market transition that is taking place, out of the slump of the old media …
Continually Bleeding Cash: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
WINNIPEG, MB, December – The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released Continually Bleeding Cash: A Valuation & Strategic Appraisal of the CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation by Ian Madsen, a senior policy analyst with the Frontier Centre. This …
CBC Indigenous Unit and Journalism
Years ago, I was given a great opportunity to be the lead reporter and do the editing work for a national Indigenous newspaper based in Winnipeg. It was called the Drum/First Perspective newspaper and it covered Indigenous news in Manitoba …
CBC Subsidies Would have paid for Pandemic Supplies many Times Over
Two of the major issues surrounding the current medical emergency and lockdown are how much it would cost to prepare for a similar such emergency, and how would Canadians pay for it – as well as pay for the one …
A Donor-Funded CBC?
CBC Radio was once a national treasure. From Peter Gzowski through Arthur Black, Shelagh Rogers and Danny Finkleman, a turn of the knob rewarded the listener with information, entertainment, and humour. Nowadays, a push of the button is more likely …
ICBC: Incredibly Cascading Burgeoning Catastrophe
WINNIPEG, MB, September 24, 2018 – The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has just released Public Choice Alternative: ICBC by Ian Madsen, a senior policy analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy. This paper conducts an in depth valuation …
Back to School Issues – Michael Zwaagstra Interview (CBC)
Michael Zwaagstra discusses back to school issues on CBC Blue Sky Radio.
CBC Doesn’t Reflect Everybody
Peter Holle January 30, 2017 In November, CBC proposed to withdraw from advertising in exchange for increased government funding. This is a significant move for the corporation because the broadcast-television advertising market, once lucrative, is fragmenting as advertisers shift to …
B.C. Teachers Continue Strike (CBC)
Michael Zwaagstra discusses the B.C. teachers union strike on CBC’s The Current. Should the make up of classes be part of teachers’ contract talks?