DAILY NEWS Jan 15, 2008 4:13 PM - 0 comments

CRTC Ownership Policy Permits Big Players to Get Bigger--CEP Union

TEXT SIZE bigger text smaller text
Today's decision by the CRTC on media
ownership "allows the big players to become bigger, and does very little if anything to limit media concentration in Canada," says Peter Murdoch, Vice-President, Media, of Canada's largest media union, the Communications,
Energy and Paperworkers Union.

"While the CRTC decision seems to put up some kind of gate to stop the concentration of media ownership, it still allows big broadcasters such as CanWest or CTV to own even more media outlets," he says.

"The Commission has taken the smallest step possible to limit local media concentration, while allowing in some areas, increased concentration. The new policy does nothing about media empires that currently have a stranglehold on some large markets, such as Vancouver, or about what happens on a national level.

"That does not spell diversity to me.

"As for the Journalistic Code of Independence, CEP has always maintained that codes of conduct should be set by the professionals who work in the field, not by representatives of employers.

"Hospital administrators do not make up a code for physicians. Lawyers make up their own code, as do teachers, and other professionals. A
journalistic code should be a matter for journalists."
Horizontal ruler
Horizontal Ruler

Post A Comment

Disclaimer
Note: By submitting your comments you acknowledge that BroadCaster Magazine has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that due to the volume of e-mails we receive, not all comments will be published and those that are published will not be edited. However, all will be carefully read, considered and appreciated.

Your Name (this will appear with your post) *

Email Address (will not be published) *

Comments *



* mandatory fields