Chris Hanretty

'CBC' Category

• May

  20

  2008

  New appointments to the CBC board

  From Inside the CBC:
  Joseph Handley is the retired Premier of the Northwest Territories, a position he occupied from 2003 to 2007. Throughout his political career in the Northwest Territories, he held many positions, including Minister of Finance; Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development; and Minister of Aboriginal and Intergovernmental Affairs and Housing. Prior to [...]

  posted in CBC, appointments, canada by Chris

• Feb

  26

  2008

  Board appointments at CBC

  From Inside CBC.com:
  Late last week, the federal government appointed three new members to the CBC Board of Directors. Two of the three have strong ties to the Conservative party.
  Opposition MPs claimed the appointments to the CBC Board were part of a larger strategy to fill vacancies on federal Boards in advance of a possible federal [...]

  posted in CBC, appointments, canada by Chris

• Jan

  22

  2008

  Fun in Canada!

  Seems that one of CBC’s journalists, in a fit of “journalistic zeal” [note: not partisan activity], suggested questions to an MP in the run-up to a hearing. CBC, in responding to a Conservative party complaint, does the right (and effective thing), and pulls the mea culpa, mea maxima culpa move, with added reference to internal [...]

  posted in CBC, canada, self-regulation by Chris

• Nov

  06

  2007

  Hubert Lacroix appointed new CBC Pres.

  Straight to Inside CBC for the news:
   Montreal media lawyer Hubert Lacroix will replace Robert Rabinovitch as president and chief executive officer of CBC/Radio-Canada.
  Lacroix does have a bit of broadcast experience, having worked for Radio-Canada as a commentator for basketball during the Olympic Games in 1984, 1988 and 1996. He was also a contributor to the [...]

  posted in CBC, appointments, canada by Chris

• Aug

  12

  2007

  Search to replace Rabinovitch at CBC

  From The Globe and Mail:
  The CBC is trying to fill some of the biggest jobs it has – including the one that now belongs to president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch. He’s due to step down later this year after eight controversial years.
  The apparent front-runner to succeed him is Sylvain Lafrance, the current vice-president of French [...]

  posted in CBC, appointments, canada, rabinovitch by Chris

• May

  28

  2007

  Polls on CBC’s independence

  No sooner do I complete my June paper (a 15,000 word research design for the thesis), than I find a new data point on perceptions of political independence by the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting.
  The first poll is by Ipsos-Reid, and asks
  Thinking specifically about the CBC…which of the following two statements is closer to your [...]

  posted in CBC, canada, independence, public opinion, public service broadcasting by Chris