Reimagine CBC

A huge thanks to those who joined us on Monday, May 7^th for the interactive live-video-stream of our ReimagineCBC.ca public forum! We brought together seasoned professionals, up-and-coming CBC talent, outside experts, media innovators, and citizens in a celebratory event that added new energy to the CBC and helped to articulate a fresh vision for public media. Further details about the event can be found here.

Reimagine CBC is a collaborative brainstorming forum...

As digital technology is breaking old business models, it is also enabling new forms of participation in our culture, economy and governance. Perhaps most importantly, it’s connecting Canadians as never before. Public media organizations have a mandate to serve citizens, and this puts them in a unique position to add value and opportunity in this period of change.

The CBC is in the process of conducting a major strategic review both internally and through outside regulators. The question is, who will shape the CBC of the future? We think Canadians should. To add your idea to the forum,hit the “I have an Idea!” button on the right, or make a post on social media via Facebook or Twitter. And don't forget to vote for your favourite ideas below.

We'll be facilitating the discussion, bringing the best ideas to the CBC and engaging with decision-makers to turn your ideas into reality. Join a community of Canadians working to reimagine the CBC, and make it yours!

**PLEASE NOTE: This project is not officially affiliated with the CBC in any way, but we're optimistic our input will be valued and well received.

Environmental forum

Submitted by Raffaella U on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 02:12

City/Town:

Ladysmith, BC

Categories:

Better Canadian content

Hi. I would like to see a forum about the protection from, and work about reducing, global warming. Read more »

More youth opportunities

Submitted by emmaodea on Mon, 02/20/2012 - 21:05

City/Town:

North Vancouver BC

Categories:

Other

Being a first year communications student, I am already aware that these days in order to succeed in the field of media, experience and contacts are everything. I couldn't think of any Canadian company I would rather work with than the CBC. As an globally recognized name, receiving any kind of experience from them would be life changing. However the only opportunities they offer for university students are competitive internships, limited to graduate students only. Most of us can't wait that long to get experience. Read more »

Community based social media

Submitted by GDHippy on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 14:18

City/Town:

nelson

Categories:

More digital services

Social media is the new norm, even corporate influence is having a hard time keeping up. If we mix an old school idea, community television with internet based content on a national level, then not only will we be on the leading edge of journalism, we can protect the CBC from corporate influence. Canadians can create media and post it as they wish, the most popular or politically/socially pressing issues can be presented in a similar format to RT or Democracy Now, two internet based media outlets that are popular with the people. Read more »

CBC Gets Behind Freedom of Speech

Submitted by Strumgirl on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 15:02

City/Town:

Alberta

Categories:

Other

I dream of a CBC that isn't muzzled by our government. I dream of a media maker with an investigative bent that serves democracy and the voice of the people. Iceland created the International Modern Media Initiative in response to an injunction that wound up on a journalists desk, preventing journalists from talking about a banking scandal. Journalists and media activists took a stand and created some of the most progressive freedom of speech legislation on the planet. Read more »

Grow the net from the ground up

Submitted by LotusLandJoe on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 04:18

City/Town:

Victoria

Categories:

More regional presence

You have a structure for gathering information, it already exists
Now imagine this same structure only 1000 times the size
Thousands of reporters / investigators / content providers
Thousands of fact checkers / reviewers / critics
Thousands of editors / writers / producers
etc
Look at the wikipedia model
Apply that to the CBC
How great would that be?
I could find news, entertainment, sports, community service and interesting content about my community, no matter where I am in this great country. All on my iPad.

All the best
I'm a life long fan
Keep up the great work

Broaden the CBC's political spectrum

Submitted by andrewt on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 14:54

City/Town:

Toronto

Categories:

Other

The CBC needs to focus on broadening its target audience to include all of Canada. It has generally done a better job of representing the Canadian left, and the eastern half of the country. If having a free public broadcaster is so important for democracy, right wing Canadians should share in that benefit as well. Otherwise they will be driven into the arms of Sun media. The Conservative government wouldn't be going after them if their base out west didn't agree with their stance. Read more »

the CBC needs a live debate/discussion forum on TV between leading thinkers and expert speakers in front of an audience which can contribute.

Submitted by Sarp on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 16:44

City/Town:

Ottawa

Categories:

Other

I think that the Canadian population would benefit from a live forum dedicated to intelligent and thought provoking debate in the company of some of the country's/world's sharpest minds and most exciting orators. It would engage the yearning there is for a higher level of conversation among people who are interested in the things that impact our evolution as a society.

be more like Radio 3

Submitted by anabee on Fri, 02/17/2012 - 20:28

City/Town:

Vancouver

Categories:

More digital services, More regional presence, Better Canadian content, More openness

Essencially it would be awesome if the entire CBC followed a model like Radio 3 does, with a really interactive relationship between hosts and fans. Also I'm really tired of the CBC airing American programs. It defeats the purpose and we have american stations for that.

The New CBC

Submitted by Dan on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 01:00

City/Town:

Orillia

Categories:

Other

I believe that the CBC should be modelled after the successes of such national broadcasters as the BBC, Australian ABC, France Télévisions and TVNZ.

As part of this, the CBC should do the following things:

1: Change the common name of the French service from "Radio-Canada" to "SRC" ("Société Radio-Canada" being the full name of CBC for it's French serivices, but "Radio-Canada" being most commonly used). Therefore when refered to in both official languages, there will be equal three letter acronyms for the Service. Read more »

More citizen/collaborative journalism

Submitted by westcoast writer on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 19:45

City/Town:

Vancouver

Categories:

More digital services, More openness

In an effort to engage more Canadians in CBC news-collecting and reporting, and increase the diversity of voices in its broadcasting, the CBC could encourage more citizen or collaborative journalism — specifically, encourage people to produce short videos on news/stories in their area, and make a simple platform where people can submit these videos online.

Make Work as a Public Broadcaster

Submitted by stver on Wed, 03/21/2012 - 19:47

City/Town:

Coquitlam

Categories:

More regional presence

A number if changes need to be made to the CBC so that we can identify it as a true public broadcaster.
Both in terms of budgetary commitment and in terms of the product provided, the major problems for the CBC relate to its TV operations. Read more »