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  1. Britain's Own Pravda-Style Propaganda
    Ten Years Of 'Involvement' In Afghanistan

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2011
    Imagine Britain had been invaded and occupied by armed forces from another region of the world with China, for example, as a significant ‘partner’ in the ‘coalition’. Imagine tens of thousands of Britons had been killed, and millions had fled as refugees. This is how the Chinese state broadcaster might report the invasion ten years hence:
    'It’s ten years this week since Chinese forces first became involved in Britain, and more than five years since they assumed responsibility for south-east England. So what's been achieved in that time?'
    These were the actual words that presenter Fiona Bruce used on the flagship BBC News at Ten:
    'It’s ten years this week since British forces first became involved in Afghanistan, and more than five years since they assumed responsibility for Helmand province. So what's been achieved in that time?'
  2. Canadian Union of Public Employees
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
  3. The Cultural Industries in Canada
    Problems, Policies and Prospects

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1996
    Dorland discusses policy problems specific to the Canadian cultural industries that produce cultural commodities, such as books, films and television programs.
  4. Cuts, Canadian Culture and the CBC
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1986
    Canadian drams gives us a sense of community.
  5. Decline and Fall of Public Service Broadcasting
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1998
    In a public system, television producers acquire money to make programmes. In a commercial system they make programmes to acquire money. However simple, this little epigram articulates the divergence of basic principles, the different philosophical assumptions, on which broadcasting is built.
  6. EFJ Alarmed by Restructuring in French, German and British International Public Broadcasters
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2011
    Today the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the European group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), expressed its concerns over restructurings and downsizing taking place in major public broadcasters in Europe.
  7. European Commission launches action against Poland following EU-wide protest
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2016
    The International and European Federation of Journalists have welcomed the action against Poland's restrictive media law.
  8. Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
    Media Profile in Sources

    Resource Type: Organization
    An association of Canadians who share a commitment to expanding the quality and quantity of Canadian programming on our nation's airwaves.
  9. A Goal for National Survival: 50% Canadian TV Content
    Resource Type: Article
    The destruction of the CBC would be the greatest disaster to befall Canada.
  10. IFJ/EFJ Call for Greek Government to Revoke Closure of Public Broadcaster
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    Journalists' organizations call on the Greek government to immediately revoke their unprecedented decision to close down its public broadcasting station ERT.
  11. IFJ/EFJ Call for Greek Government to Revoke Closure of Public Broadcaster
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    Journalists' organizations call on the Greek government to immediately revoke their unprecedented decision to close down its public broadcasting station ERT.
  12. 'A Load Of Tosh'– The BBC, 'Showbiz News' And State Propaganda
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2018
    BBC News reporting on international relations, with particular reference to 2017-2018 tensions with Russia, relies heavily on state propaganda.
  13. Media unions oppose closure of Greek public broadcaster ERT
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2013
    UNI MEI calls for resistance to support Greek public service broadcasting, its workers and their union POSPERT
  14. MediaSources.ca
    Resource Type: Website
    Published: 2017
    A web portal featuring resources about media and the media industry, with articles, documents, books, websites, and experts and spokespersons. The home page features a selection of recent and important articles. A search feature, subject index, and other research tools make it possible to find additional resources and information.
  15. Only Connect
    On Culture and Communication

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1972
  16. Public Broadcasting is Cultural National Defence
    Resource Type: Article
    The role of the national public broadcaster is to do those things which private broadcasters have demonstrated they will not, or cannot, accomplish.
  17. Quality Public Services Also Needed in Media, Say IFJ and UNI MEI on World Public Service Day
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2011
    Today the International Federation of Journalists and its European group the European Federation of Journalists, together with UNI Global Union Media Entertainment & Arts (UNI-MEI) expressed their joint support to strong public service in media
  18. RSF calls for firm EU stance if Poland does not abandon new media law
    Sources News Release

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2016
    Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the European Commission to be firm with Poland if the two-month-old national-conservative 'Law and Justice' (PiS) government fails to abandon the media law that was adopted last week.
  19. Television news cuts at CBC will hurt Canadians
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    The Canadian Association of Journalists expresses its concern over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s decision to reduce its workforce in coming years by up to 1,500 employees.
  20. What needs to happen to save and rebuild the CBC
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2014
    Can the CBC be saved and restored? Probably. But it will take some time and some good luck, as well as some heavy duty political lobbying. It is important that CBC supporters, including those who have fallen by the wayside during the destructive Harper years, unite behind some common goals and pressure the two opposition leaders to commit themselves to restoring the Corporation to its proper role in the country.


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