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Communications Manager

Works directly with:
Executive Director/National Coordinator
Managing Director

24 hrs (or 3 days) / week

Overall responsibility:
Assist in organizational administration and support the National Coordinator in day-to-day maintenance of the organization. Take lead on website, social media, and newsletter communication activities.

Duties:

Below is a video of journalist Francine Pelletier, which Friends of Canadian Broadcasting posted. Pelletier spoke at the Dalton Camp Award ceremony where Friends of Canadian Broadcasting awarded two journalists for their essays on the link between democratic values and the media in Canada.

Pelletier, who is a documentary filmmaker and former co-host of CBC's The Fifth Estate, spoke on democracy and the state of Canadian documentaries at the gathering. She speaks in French for the first bit but switches to English three minutes in. Read more »

As we strive to cure the economic and environmental crises that have taken a turn for the worse, we need digital infrastructure and a media system that ensures we have the information, choice, innovation and free expression that drive positive social change. Yet big media and telecommunications companies are determined to regain the gatekeeper status they enjoyed before the rise of the Internet. Read more »

As we continue our sustainer drive, OpenMedia.ca has partnered with This Magazine and our network member Briarpatch to be able to offer free full-year subscriptions to monthly sustainers who give $10 or more. Like many of our network members, Briarpatch is fiercely independent, providing a thoughtful and principled alternative to corporate media from its home in Regina, Saskatchewan. Read more »

As you read this post the government is making a concerted effort to permanently shape the course of our country’s digital future. Last month, at a major conference with tiered levels of access to leaders in industry and government, Industry Minister Tony Clement announced a 60-day consultation on a digital economy strategy. Read more »

CBC's Kathleen Petty interviewed the VP of Sun TV News (aka "Fox News North"), Kory Teneycke. Petty thoroughly questions Teneycke on Sun TV's application for a category 1 license.

You can hear the interview here.

The full podcast is located here - http://www.cbc.ca/thehouse/