Aug 19th, 2010
Recent rulings suggest the electronic media regulator can do the right thing when faced with public pressure.
May 5th, 2010
It's your digital revolution, but the government is acting like it belongs to established old school media giants and telecom empires who already have an iron clad grip on Canada's...
Nov 6th, 2009
Tomorrow, Vancouver will host MDD 2009 at the Vancouver Public Library, Saturday, Nov. 7, 11am to 6pm. The event is one of several public forums being held in cities across Canada, marking the tenth...
Nov 6th, 2009
Despite the fact that Canwest filed for court protection against creditors on Oct. 6, 2009, several already well-paid directors, executives and other senior members of Canwest management will share $...
Oct 23rd, 2009
Participate in a live interactive online national video conversation with Fresh Media LIVE & Interactive Online on October 24, 2009. A live interactive online national video discussion with media...
Oct 20th, 2009
It was just over two years ago that I, along with a network of organizations and individuals, would launch what would be the first of many public campaigns to keep Canada’s media open and democratic...
Dec 31st, 2008
What the open Internet does, perhaps more than anything else is allow us to envision, and in fact, actually produce a more democratic media system. But the open Internet is under threat by the very...
Dec 11th, 2008
Whether you are concerned with issues pertaining to health care, the economy, or the environment, the current democratic deficit in media limits opportunities for social change. Social change is...
Nov 16th, 2008
Canada has a remarkably vibrant social media community. According to Michael Geist, we have the second highest per capita usage of Facebook in the world. Our cities are also stacked with revered...
Sep 22nd, 2008
In both Toronto and Vancouver people have taken to the streets to engage fellow residents in the media and communication issues dealt with at Media Democracy Day. In Toronto citizens put together a...
