Monthly Archives: December 2008

Red Menace

December 24, 2008 – 6:33 am

Animated HERE

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Merry Recycled Christmas

December 23, 2008 – 12:55 pm

With a hiring freeze on non-essential senior managers and the chilly no-party zone that is the CBC this Christmas season, it might warm you up to look back on a time when holiday-themed promotional animated gifs flowed like unused drink tickets in the Atrium.
In these frugal times recycling old sentiments seems not just natural, but [...]

By Ouimet | Tagged | 7 comments

Big profits, big layoffs

December 18, 2008 – 5:52 pm

From Toronto Sun Family (yes the Sun’s equivalent of Teamakers)Sky is FallingQuebecor has steady revenue and good profit, $1709.5 million in the first three quarters of 2008. Then they turn around and the gut their staff, which will only drive readers away.

By J. Frank Willis | No comments at all

CBC.ca criticial error: news not found

December 16, 2008 – 9:40 am

From the CBC.ca home page. Big what? Big what?Who says TV and radio people can’t write good headlines for the web?

By Anonymous | 3 comments

Breaking news: CBC CMG reach tentative agreement

December 13, 2008 – 3:31 pm

CMG and CBC/Radio-Canada reach tentative agreement on new five-year deal, announced Saturday afternoon Dec 13, 2008
Happy Holidays Happy New Year – JFW
The following is a joint communiqué issued today by CBC/Radio-Canada and the Canadian Media Guild (CMG).
December 13, 2008 – The Canadian Media Guild and the CBC/Radio-Canada have signed a tentative agreement on a deal [...]

By J. Frank Willis | Tagged | 12 comments

Things aren’t so bad at CBC II; No holiday cheer at Viacom

December 11, 2008 – 6:33 pm

The Grinch is alive and well managing Viacom, including our friends at CBS News.Viacom Employees:Holiday cheer is not allowed.And chuckle over the comments too!Happy Holidays to all at the CBC. (Definitely not the Corpse!)

By J. Frank Willis | No comments at all

Job Opening: Director, Digital Media, CBC News

December 10, 2008 – 12:42 pm

Here’s your chance to waste time online by joining CBC as the Director, Digital Media, CBC News.
CBC News is looking for an experienced sycophant ready to take on the challenge of managing CBC News’ online brand. If you have what it takes to lead the strategic planning, development, and delivery of CBC’s editorial content [...]

By Anonymous | Tagged | 9 comments

"I’m radio. Don’t blame me for everything."

December 7, 2008 – 1:39 am

How did the CBC get mixed up in this?
Rally in Calgary-December 6

By Allan | 6 comments

Ready Rick

December 7, 2008 – 1:38 am

Rick Mercer nails it the first time.

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Mary Walsh Forever

December 6, 2008 – 1:54 pm

On a cold, blustery day in downtown Toronto, the Coalition movement held a rally.Stephan Dion spoke, as did Jack Layton.But the star of the show was the master of ceremonies, Mary Walsh.

Now if the CBC and Newsworld could harness that passion, and the way she connects with people, we’d once again have television worth tuning [...]

By Allan | 2 comments

The life of a hopeful contract worker

December 5, 2008 – 12:20 am

“I was reminded by (my boss at CBC) that: `You’re here for an experience and you’re expected to move on.’ I didn’t want to leave. I was good there,” says Kefentse, laughing.

By Allan | One comment

Confessions of a CBC Girl

December 4, 2008 – 2:20 pm

For obvious reasons, Confessions of a CBC Girl will not be added to the Tea Makers sidebar links.
But Jeffrey Dvorkin’s Now The Details will be.
These links have not been updated since 2007. If there any other CBC-related sites we are missing, let us know in the comments.

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The web page Brian Mulroney’s lawyers are looking at today

December 3, 2008 – 11:40 pm

Maybe two, the video and the documents of the big lie.

By Allan | 4 comments

The CBC isn’t so bad. Look at our neighbors

December 3, 2008 – 9:39 pm

The CBC isn’t so bad even in the time of King Richard, not when you compare it with some other outfits—like Gannett. Just came across a Gannett equivalent of Teamakers, the Gannett Blog. It’s hot as hell right now in the US because Gannett employees are going through hell. That blog is currently [...]

By J. Frank Willis | No comments at all

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