How can you help us? Comment mettre un stop à ces compressions? rciaction.org/blog/what-you-can-do
Full Story »We will not give up!
Who to blame? Who can protect RCI?
It is CBC/Radio-Canada, not Canada’s federal government, that so severely cut the budget and services of Radio Canada International. But it is the government that can step in, stop the cut, and protect RCI. ________________________________
Full Story »WHAT CAN YOU DO? 2012 cuts
How can you help? Comment mettre un stop à ces compressions? ¿Cómo puede ayudarnos? 请加入“挽救加拿大国际广播电台”行动 ! Como você pode ajudar a RCI? http://rciaction.org/blog/what-you-can-do/ Link to the Montreal Gazette article on line: http://tinyurl.com/7cw9mmz
Full Story »RCI update – 10 April 2012
Radio Canada International management will be meeting this morning with the Arabic, French, and Spanish services to give more details about the more than 80% budget cut at RCI announced last Wednesday, April 4. This afternoon it will be the turn of the Chinese and English services. Tomorrow, the RCI Action Committee and all RCI […]
Full Story »Committee’s first media interview re 2012 cuts
Our first media interview about the RCI budget cuts with Montreal radio station CKUT this morning (April 8). I talk to hosts Sheldon Harvey and Janice, of the station’s “International Radio Report”, had a lot of good questions. They were also shocked by the enormity of the RCI budget cut. You can hear our conversation […]
Full Story »Budget slashed 80%, shortwave and newsrooms cut
Sad day at Radio Canada International today (April 4, 2012) as Canada’s national public radio and television broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada announced the impact of budget cutbacks on RCI. The main points: Radio Canada International’s $12.2 million dollar budget will be slashed by 10 million, leaving only $2.2 million. [Revised April 5: $12.3 and $2.3 million] Two […]
Full Story »Worry and concern at RCI
Today was a tough day. Tomorrow we expect to hear how we will be affected by last week’s federal budget cuts. We know that about 10 per cent of the budget of our national radio and television public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada will be cut over the next three years. We don’t yet know how those cuts […]
Full Story »RCI jobs eliminated, immigration mandate set aside
Last week was tough for Radio Canada International employees as we finally found out the impact of the $500,000 budget reduction because of the station leaving Sirius Satellite Radio. RCI’s new director Helene Parent had warned employees back in February (See Update from the new RCI Director ) that because of the drop in revenues, […]
Full Story »20 Yr Anniv of Massive Cut and Hosts/Staff Saying Goodbye
Twenty years ago today on March 25, 1991, hosts and staff, in English, French and seven other language services said goodbye to listeners as they signed off, after a massive cut was announced on March 22, 1991. Cut were numerous employees from the French and English services, as well as the entire staff of the […]
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