Monthly Archives: November 2008

Make him talk

November 30, 2008 – 10:25 pm

The Sudbury Star thinks Stursberg should explain his corporate lifestyle. Fat chance, but top prize for pushiest headline.

By Allan | No comments at all

$550 to see what everyone earns at the CBC

November 30, 2008 – 1:30 pm

Stop banging your head against the wall, Rod, and go for it.

By Allan | 2 comments

Bad news is good for CBC

November 28, 2008 – 2:34 pm

Radio One celebrates (frugally, of course) becoming Number One in TO.

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Stursberg and Cruikshank and your media

November 28, 2008 – 8:51 am

The Globe and Mail quotes Stursberg:
He was a great fit here. We got on great. I’m very fond of him. People in news admired him as a great leader. Sometimes these things happen.
And Fake Tod Maffin at insidethecbc quotes Cruikshank:
I’m going to The Star because I want to go back to newspapers because I understand [...]

By Ouimet | Tagged | 8 comments

The CTV Memo II

November 27, 2008 – 7:16 pm

From: CTVglobemedia CommunicationsSent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:54 AMSubject: A Message from Dawn Fell/Avis de Dawn Fell
Following Ivan Fecan’s message and Town Hall last week, layoffs are taking place today affecting approximately 105 positions. Virtually all of these positions are in Toronto. The various collective agreements that cover some of the affected positions allow for [...]

By J. Frank Willis | Tagged | 4 comments

Is $600 dinner outrageous to keep your highest grossing personalities happy?

November 27, 2008 – 12:32 pm

Paul McGrath defends Stursberg’s expenses and motives.Legitimate excess.Laughs guaranteed.

By Allan | No comments at all

Exit Interview?

November 26, 2008 – 4:44 pm

This afternoon, CBC announced the resignation of CBC News publisher John Cruickshank.
The former publisher of the Chicago Sun Times and chief operating officer of Sun Times Media Group joined CBC News in September of 2007. He leaves to accept the position of publisher of The Toronto Star, the country’s largest newspaper.
Jennifer McGuire named interim publisher

By Anonymous | Tagged | 16 comments

Cruickshank Bails

November 26, 2008 – 3:15 pm

After one year on the job as Publisher, John Cruickshank announces his move to the Toronto Star.

By Allan | 3 comments

Ken Rubin: the new James Bond

November 26, 2008 – 11:03 am

Is it really “the competition” that’s behind the Access To Information requests revealing the expense accounts of CBC management, as Chairman Casgrain claims?It appears to be Ottawa activist Ken Rubin, a researcher-for-hire who’s on a mission.

By Allan | 2 comments

Dining with The Culture Makers

November 25, 2008 – 7:14 am

Outrage over CBC executives’ expense accounts is all the rage this season. Much as it was in the 40s, when execs regularly used these accounts to double their salaries. Most of it was spent on hard liquor in the prairies. Those were the days! Nowadays you spend it on a Harvard education and the media [...]

By Ouimet | Tagged | 7 comments

Seeing our way through tough financial times

November 24, 2008 – 7:20 pm

Many of you will know that, as early as September, we forecasted a worsening of the economic climate and, in fact, Richard Stursberg went as far as informing all his staff of actions taken to respond. On October 31, Richard further announced to his staff his assessment of the effect of the widening economic crisis [...]

By the desk of Hubert T. Lacroix | Tagged | 6 comments

Obamafied

November 24, 2008 – 7:42 am

Special thanks to Dubi Kaufmann for providing the image. Check out his Obamafy Photo Booth Plugin.

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New Age Suggestion Box

November 23, 2008 – 11:25 am

CBC’s official blog calls for submissions on how to save money at the CBC.Hey, that’s “my” job!

By Allan | 11 comments

Overload is a formula for failure

November 22, 2008 – 12:12 pm

Everyone hates the overcluttered screen with too many banners and a rotating earth-except management and Magid and Magid just wants to take more of Richard’s money.Now a whole slew of studies show what everyone in the newsrooms know, the public hates it as well and the clutter is driving the audience away.Overload! Journalism’s [...]

By J. Frank Willis | Tagged | No comments at all

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