Report concludes ousted Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman repeatedly violated U.S. Broadcasting Act provisions designed to protect public radio and television from political interference.
CBC Acting Executive Director of Network Programming responds to complaint from FRIENDS supporter regarding decision to postpone documentary on Tommy Douglas.
Networks plan more control in televised election debates, aim to tone down anarchy, shouting, force substantive debate.
Survey shows public affairs channel CPAC is widely believed to be a federally-owned "state broadcaster", when in fact it is privately owned by the cable industry.
Criticism of CBC decision not to air a documentary on Tommy Douglas, but proceeding to air a documentary "celebrating" private health care.
Owners of Globe & Mail and Toronto Star newspapers promise journalistic independence, even as Torstar assumes 20% interest in Bell Globemedia.
BCE deal with Torstar shuts out CanWest Global, which had hoped for an alliance with the owner of Canada's largest daily newspaper.
Woodbridge sells its majority stake in BellGlobemedia to Torstar and Ontario Teachers Association Plan; CRTC to review request.
BCE sells large part of stockholdings to Woodbridge Corp., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan and Torstar.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Torstar Corporation will join Woodbridge Corporation as shareholders of Bell Globemedia.
BCE sells significant stake in Globe & Mail and CTV to the owner of the Toronto Star and to the Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan.
U.S. President nominates Republication, renominates Democrat to positions on the Federal Communications Commission.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre issues declaration criticizing the federal government's telecommunications policy review and recommending changes; FRIENDS has endorsed the declaration.
Media mergers and acquisitions have become less significant then in past years.
Republican party fundraisers appointed to head U.S. public broadcasting body, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
CBC will reportedly not cover the governor general's installation to avoid confrontation with Canadian Media Guild., which has said it will picket the event if CBC covers it.
US media ownership chart detailing what the six large media conglomerates owned as of 2001.
Executive Vice-president of CanWest Global Communications and National Post Chairman David Asper resigns from Blue Bombers board after confrontation with players, coach.
Members of the Bush administration blame slow response to Hurricane Katrina on alleged media stories claiming that New Orleans had "dodged a bullet"; Wall Street Journal reports no such story was found.
Liberal politics cited as one reason the Aspers may not be in a hurry to sell the National Post.
Conservative Senator says she hopes CBC lockout continues, looks forward to a federal election without coverage by the CBC.
CBC lockout means fewer sharp journalists are watching the government and questioning PR spin, especially in smaller markets like Saskatchewan.
CanWest Global becomes first foreign company to be awarded radio licence in UK.
CCTA makes recommendations to federal telecommunications policy review panel, advocates development of new communications policy to address convergence.
FCC commissioners, evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, fail to agree on questions to be asked in review of U.S. media ownership rules.
Article predicts that in the long run, online content will spell the demise of the print newspaper medium.
Article notes that Gerry Schwartz's consolidated cinema empire will at least face competition from outside Canada; his wife's book and publishing empire will not.
One of two winning essays of the 2005 Dalton Camp Award.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected major broadcasters' bid to relax limits on consolidation of media ownership.
CanWest Global executives appear before travelling Senate Committee studying the state of Canadian media.
Advertising executive predicts decline in importance of television advertising.
Canwest Global prepares to release its second quarter results; investors wonder if it will spin off its newspaper assets into an income trust.
Heritage Minister Liza Frulla will table in Parliament a response to the Lincoln Report on Monday, April 4. FRIENDS, ACTRA and the CEP will be paying close attention to a number of key issues, and have prepared a primer on Ottawa's response to the Report.
Sandra Abma reports that in the hearing process the traveling Senate Committee is unearthing how media concentration hurts local programming and in the process, prevents pertinent information from getting through to voters. Canadians are demanding regulatory protection to ensure quality of news and local programming from dominant media providers.
It remains to been seen whether Kevin Martin, the newly appointed FCC chairman, will take the same position on communications deregulation as his predecessor, Michael Powell.
Viewers stage protest over sudden firing of popular CBC Edmonton radio host.
Columnist argues that Canadian media lean to the right of the people.
Canwest Global shows interest in TSN and The Discovery Channel, while the company prepares to launch its new daily tabloid Dose.
Media reports on Woodbridge's $1.5-billion offer for Bell Globemedia were not the breaking news they were made out to be.
Industry groups the Coalition for Competitive Telecommunications and the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association applaud news of a review of the 1993 Telecommunications Act.
CHUM acquires remaining 40% stake in Alberta's educational broadcaster, Learning and Skills Television, proposes to combine some operations with conventional television stations formerly owned by Craig Broadcasting.
Vancouver journalists denounce CanWest Global media monopoly before travelling Senate Committee.
