On February 17, I was interviewed for CBC News Network on the Twitter campaign against Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews and how social media has changed the way the public interacts with elected officials

Hubert T. Lacroix, President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada, addressed UBC students on the future of Canadian public broadcasting at the Liu Institute for Global Affairs, UBC, on October 18 2011. In a wide-ranging talk, Lacroix touched on CBC’s mandate, public funding, access to information and the feud with Sun Media

For this month’s Carnival of Journalism, host Andrew Pergam asked “What is the role of online video in the newsroom of the future?” Online video has been around for more than a decade but it has taken some time for journalists that video on the web is not the same as video on television. Best practices of online video are evolving. It is not just about giving all your reporters a Flip cam and asking

The revised CBC guidelines on social media are to be welcomed. They are based on the principles CBC applies to other forms of media, rather than a detailed list of do’s and don’ts. The guidelines acknowledge the importance of social media tools “for gathering information, as well as disseminating it.” But add that “when using social media as an information-gathering tool, we apply the same standards as those for any

The surprise news that the head of CBC English services, Richard Stursberg, was leaving his post dominated Twitter in Canada on Friday. Within hours of the official announcement, Richard Stursberg was the top trending topic in the country. The news of the immediate change at the top of CBC provoked more of a discussion on Twitter other more usual topics, such as Emma Watson and Megan Fox. No reason was

The CBC has released an interim report (PDF) into its news content across television, radio and online. CBC News editor-in-chief Jennifer McGuire said the News Balance Report “adds to a considerable body of research we use to ensure our journalism continues its leading role in establishing and performing to best industry practices.” Among the areas covered by the report is a comparison of the issues covered by TV, radio and

Here are the slides from the paper, Wikifying the CBC: Reimagining the remit of public service media (PDF), presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism with one of my graduate students, Amanda Ash. The paper discusses a collaboration between the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC and CBC Radio 3 to research and develop a Canadian music wiki, funded through the MITACS Accelerate program. Wikifying the CBC View more

It’s almost time for the 11th International Symposium on Online Journalism at UT Austin, which kicks off on Friday 23 April. The event brings together professionals, academics and students to share experiences, research and ideas on journalism and its future. I’m honoured to be among those presenting a paper at the conference, Wikifying the CBC: Reimagining the remit of public service media (PDF), with one of my graduate students, Amanda

I’m very pleased to announce that UBC Graduate School of Journalism has been awarded a $15,000 grant to work with CBC Radio 3 to research and develop a Canadian music wiki website. The aim is to create a “Wikipedia” of Canadian music that will enable Canadians to share their passion and enthusiasm for music, collaborating together to create a rich, online resource. I’m excited to be supervising the partnership, with

CBC has appointed the former BBC News online editor Rachel Nixon as its new director of Digital Media for CBC News. Rachel Nixon is an award-winning journalist, having spend nine years with the internationally acclaimed BBCNews.com in a number of increasingly senior positions. In 2007, Rachel was named BBC World Service Editor of the Year for cross-platform editorial leadership. Currently, Nixon is the global news director of Vancouver-based NowPublic.com, the