[Advisors] FW: Watch the CBC We Want webcast - 4pm EDT, May 31

michael gurstein gurstein at gmail.com
Tue, 29 May 2012 10:02:52 -0700


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Dear Michael,


 <http://friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant> The CBC We WantOn Thursday May 31st,
FRIENDS is launching The CBC We Want, a national conversation about the
future direction of our national public broadcaster.


I am writing to invite you to watch the live webcast at
www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant.=20

Here are the start times in each of Canada's six time zones:=20

5:30 pm in Newfoundland and Labrador
5:00 pm in the Maritimes=20
4:00 pm in Quebec and Ontario=20
3:00 pm in Manitoba=20
2:00 pm in Saskatchewan and Alberta=20
1:00 pm in British Columbia

After another round of severe cuts and service reductions, many =
supporters
of public broadcasting have been left wondering how to make a =
difference.

Some say the CBC has lost its way, and is no longer fulfilling its =
mandate.
But what is the way forward?=20

Should the CBC chase audience, introduce ads on Radio 2 and go more
commercial? Should it provide high-quality programming that is =
distinctively
different from the private sector? Or, is there another path?=20

Tinkering on the margins or engaging in the old sterile debates are not
options. Canadians need to reconsider what they want from their national
public broadcaster.=20

 Veronic Tennant =
<http://www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant/images/tennant2.jpg>
Veronica Tennant, producer, director, prima ballerina, will moderate the
opening round of this conversation which will be webcast live from the
launch event in Waterloo, Ontario.=20

Some of Canada's most creative thinkers and artists will join the
discussion, and you can too.=20


Tune in to the webcast by visiting www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant on =
Thursday
at 4 pm EDT.=20


May 31st marks the beginning of a conversation about The CBC We Want. It
will be a lively and provocative exchange of ideas and opinions with =
some
great musical entertainment mixed in that you won't want to miss.=20

Please join us for this provocative, thoughtful and constructive =
discussion.


Yours sincerely,

 Ian Morrison <http://www.friends.ca/files/html/IanMorrisonSig.gif> =09
Ian Morrison
Spokesperson
FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting=09


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face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Ian Morrison - =
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[mailto:ian.morrison@friends.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 29, 2012 =
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            <P>Dear Michael,</P>
            <H1><A href=3D"http://friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant"><IMG =
border=3D0=20
            alt=3D"The CBC We Want" align=3Dright=20
            src=3D"http://www.friends.ca/files/Images/cbc-we-want.png" =
width=3D200=20
            height=3D190 NOSEND=3D"1"></A>On Thursday May 31st, FRIENDS =
is launching=20
            The CBC We Want, a national conversation about the future =
direction=20
            of our national public broadcaster.</H1>
            <P><STRONG>I am writing to invite you to watch the live =
webcast at=20
            <A=20
            =
href=3D"http://www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant">www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant</=
A>.=20
            </STRONG></P>
            <P><STRONG>Here are the start times in each of Canada's six =
time=20
            zones: </STRONG></P>
            <P><STRONG>5:30 pm in Newfoundland and=20
            Labrador<BR></STRONG><STRONG>5:00 pm in the Maritimes =
<BR>4:00 pm in=20
            Quebec and Ontario <BR>3:00 pm in Manitoba <BR>2:00 pm in=20
            Saskatchewan and Alberta <BR>1:00 pm in British=20
Columbia</STRONG></P>
            <P>After another round of severe cuts and service =
reductions, many=20
            supporters of public broadcasting have been left wondering =
how to=20
            make a difference.</P>
            <P>Some say the CBC has lost its way, and is no longer =
fulfilling=20
            its mandate. But what is the way forward? </P>
            <P>Should the CBC chase audience, introduce ads on Radio 2 =
and go=20
            more commercial? Should it provide high-quality programming =
that is=20
            distinctively different from the private sector? Or, is =
there=20
            another path? </P>
            <P>Tinkering on the margins or engaging in the old sterile =
debates=20
            are not options. Canadians need to reconsider what they want =
from=20
            their national public broadcaster. </P>
            <P><STRONG><IMG class=3Dimg-pad border=3D0 alt=3D"Veronic =
Tennant"=20
            align=3Dright=20
            =
src=3D"http://www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant/images/tennant2.jpg"=20
            width=3D117 height=3D124 NOSEND=3D"1">Veronica =
Tennant</STRONG>, producer,=20
            director, prima ballerina, will moderate the opening round =
of this=20
            conversation which will be webcast live from the launch =
event in=20
            Waterloo, Ontario. </P>
            <P><STRONG>Some of Canada&#8217;s most creative thinkers and =
artists will=20
            join the discussion, and you can too. </STRONG></P>
            <H1>Tune in to the webcast by visiting <A=20
            =
href=3D"http://www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant">www.friends.ca/TheCBCWeWant</=
A>=20
            on Thursday at 4 pm EDT. </H1>
            <P>May 31st marks the beginning of a conversation about The =
CBC We=20
            Want. It will be a lively and provocative exchange of ideas =
and=20
            opinions with some great musical entertainment mixed in that =
you=20
            won't want to miss. </P>
            <P>Please join us for this provocative, thoughtful and =
constructive=20
            discussion. </P>
            <P>Yours sincerely,</P>
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                <TD vAlign=3Dtop>Ian Morrison<BR>Spokesperson<BR>FRIENDS =
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            <DIV style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><EM>FRIENDS of Canadian =
Broadcasting=20
            is an independent watchdog for Canadian programming <BR>and =
is not=20
            affiliated with any broadcaster or political =
party.</EM><BR><SPAN=20
            style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: center"><BR>View FRIENDS' <A=20
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