To-Do List : The CBC
Whether it's Peter Mansbridge's aging frown or the Current's long-winded-lefty introductions, we are all surrounded by the CBC. Now don't batten down the hatches and load the shotguns just yet.
I have recently made a couple of trips to the CBC's website looking at historical Canadian events. It was actually impressive the organization and distribution of content. I know what some are thinking, I'm not going soft and I haven't mixed the blue pills with molson again. Maybe the CBC has a place amoung us, not as a media company, but as a historical Canadian content manager.
Why? Well, first of all the public broadcasting budget could be removed or seriously reduced and they are sitting on the best collection of Canadian historical content. It would take away their power in the situation to immediately bring the option to the viewer. The business of opinion making would be completely off the table. They would only have the power of reflection on any given situation.
Some shuttered when they read that last line, but consider this, did you watch the "Secret Mulroney Tapes"? I had to remind myself I was watching CBC at every commercial break. Mulroney was a victim at every turn according to them. If their perspective is of that position on most events; the conservatism message may have a hope of showing its' face on Canada's public broadcaster, er, historical content manager, once again.
Perhaps the CBC turns it head in a left to right direction while observing a situation. As the situation approaches the CBC is focused left and predictions are made. As the situation appears before them the CBC focuses direct centre and opinions are given. As the situation passes and drifts off into the distance, the CBC turns right to make its' final observations.
posted by ktk at 12/05/2005 11:02:00 PM
4 Comments:
The chance of the CBC higher ups having an epiphany is almost nil, but it is intersting to think of them as contributing to the protection of Canadian history.
CBC is Canada...should we flush our canadian creativity and import American clutural television ...loaded with flashy commercials and heavy reliance on corporate donations. Is "left" creativity and eloquent programming, would you rather FOW News take over? CBC compared to PBS or any other public television is in no comparison. CBC gives off excellent programming and comes off as self-sufficient...PBS looks down rotten and lonely...I think we've done an excellent job with our public broadcasting.
Interesting comments Joe...
I'm not as practiced in mental jumping. I just can't make the bridge between the CBC and excellent programming. But that's entertainment, all relative.
Let's talk absolutes.
I like the word donations. You mentioned it when you spoke of FOX News and Corporations. I too am firmly set against donations to assist a business on life support. If they can't breath on their own, pull the plug. I'm sure that if the donation plug were pulled from FOX News they would continue as one would when hitting a bump in the road.
If you were to take the taxpayer donation plug out of the CBC's system, they would need to pair down to such a level that they may as well shut down.
I would challenge you to cite examples of the CBC's "self-sufficient" management without the $900 million dollars given to them annually.
And lastly the trademark agrument of the CBC supporter: "flush our creativity and import Amercian cultural television" (thank you for at least capitalizing the A in American). It says something about a country's ability to maintain its' independant status, culturally, creatively or otherwise when if a public broadcaster was to fold its' hand the country would follow shortly after in all aspects.
Ask yourself the reasonability question, does that seem true?
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