It begins

[justinsb]

http://www.cbcunplugged.com/

[CHIMO]

1. Great

Lets watch it grow. That didn't take very long. In a week or two the managers will have to start wondering if they are needed and the politicians can't control anything.
Great.

[justinsb]

2. It sounds like there is an even bigger and better one coming as well

PARTICIPATE IN GUILD MEDIA SERVICE DURING LOCKOUT

Just because the Corporation won't let us go to work doesn't mean we can't do the work we love to do!

Sometime next week, CMG members will launch an internet-based media service for the public.  It will  present journalism, and eventually other programming,  produced by CBC's locked out reporters, researchers, writers, hosts, producers, technicians and support staff and will adhere to the same standards the Canadian public expects from CBC professionals.

Various ad-hoc groups have been meeting in Toronto and around the country to develop the idea.  The CMG leadership has now approved the project and, since we are without a collective agreement, there are no conflict issues to prevent us from providing quality content to our audiences.

We plan to begin with a text and picture site.  It will be followed closely by an English National daily newscast which will be available via podcast and downloadable file at 6PM EDT (our French colleagues are also developing programming suitable to their audiences). Once those streams are running, we could expand to provide more local, regional and national news, current affairs and entertainment content..and even some 'moving picture' TV elements.

One of the main issues at the steering committee concerns quality and credibility.  To make sure our new service has both, we need you to volunteer and commit.  Any time spent working on this news service will count toward up to 10 of your 20 hours per week of lockout duty. We need writers, editors, reporters, photographers, camera operators, researchers, technicians, resource experts.. every position that you would find in any other newsroom.

[rman]

3. a fascinating development. nt

[Spazito]

4. This is going to be fascinating to watch and listen to

Thanks for posting this.

[justinsb]

5. Three stations to carry picket-line "pirate radio" broadcast

Three stations to carry picket-line "pirate radio" broadcast

Locked-out CBC Radio workers in Vancouver will record a two-hour program from the picket line, and three FM radio stations have agreed to carry the broadcast.
      "Radio Zero" will start at 11 a.m. and it will include music, comedy, commentary, and the latest news in the labour dispute. Several local independant musicians have signed on to play on the show and entertain passerbys at noon.
      The program will then be broadcast on the campus radio stations of UBC (CiTR 101.9 FM) and Simon Fraser University (CJSF 90.1 FM) the following morning at 8 a.m. It will be replayed at noon on CFRO 102.7 FM.