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Journal of Canadian Studies/Revue d'études …, 2007

Canadian Journal of Communication, 2013

The Public Historian, 2021

This paper treats the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) online ventures as examples of the national public broadcaster’s continued negotiation of Canadian space. More specifically, the paper looks at the online streaming and podcasting of English language radio broadcast content. This paper accounts for CBC Radio One’s distribution of audio programming—historically by way of national broadcasts and more recently by way of online streaming and podcast archives—as models of Canadian cultural transmission, which marginalize outlying Canadian regions in relation to production centres in Toronto and Montréal. This paper treats CBC Radio One’s collection, assemblage and transmission of programming as better indicators of the inequalities between production centers and outlying regions than any particular programming content. With focus on the most recent incarnation of the CBC radio morning interview show, Q, and drawing from Canadian communication studies, I will outline how the podcasting of English language CBC radio programming both rearticulates the broadcaster’s history and presence as a central manager of Canadian stories, and provides audiences with opportunities to actively undermine this centralized management.

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Stream Culture Politics Technology, 2014

Information, Communication & Society, 2008

This paper describes the research and development of an online collaborative environment for Canadian music fans. The project to set up a music wiki at CBC Radio 3 balances the need to provide an open and creative space with the desire of a public broadcaster to publish high quality user-generated content that showcases Canadian music. It is an example of the adoption of a collaborative knowledge system within the context of public service broadcasting in the 21st century, exploring the application of social media technologies within established media organizations, and specifically within the role and remit of Canada’s public service broadcaster. A music wiki provides a particularly relevant topic given the digital evolution of the music industry and the increasing role of the fan in a participatory culture, which scholars argue is transforming the relationship between producer and consumer. Our findings indicate that user-generated digital technologies represent one way of reimagining radio for the web. We suggest that an innovative initiative such as a wiki can be undertaken within low-risk areas of a public broadcaster, particularly when they are in line with the strategic mandate of the organization. The funding model further minimizes the financial risk to the broadcaster, suggesting there is potential for publicly funded university partnerships to stimulate new media research and development at incumbent journalism organizations.