by Daniel Leon Rodriguez in Calgary For some, Alberta’s history is just about cowboys, oil, and Conservatives, but a new television series is shedding light…
View More Immigrants Don’t See ‘Redneck’ Side of AlbertaTag: OMNI
What the OMNI Cuts Mean for Newcomer Communities and Journalists
by Shannon Clarke (@_clarkeshannon) in Toronto, Ontario When Rogers Media announced it was cutting 110 positions in May, Canadians — journalists, community leaders and critics…
View More What the OMNI Cuts Mean for Newcomer Communities and JournalistsOMNI Cuts: ‘A Deep and Personal Transgression’
by Julian Fantino (@JulianFantino) in Vaughan Recently, without warning and without consultation, Rogers Communications decided to end all Italian-language news and current affairs television programming…
View More OMNI Cuts: ‘A Deep and Personal Transgression’Community Leaders Blast Rogers for Ethnic News Cutbacks
by Shan Qiao (@dmaomao) in Toronto Leaders from Canada’s ethnic community are coming together to urge Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to suspend consideration…
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OMNI TV’s Fading to Black
Rogers Media Inc. announced earlier this month that it would be replacing daily multi-language newscasts on OMNI Television with half-hour, multi-language current affairs programs instead.…
View More OMNI TV’s Fading to BlackAttention CRTC: Cultural Diversity is Long Overdue
by Paul de Silva Seven years ago, I was part of an application process to the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) for a digital…
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Sports: a Social Equalizer
by Brian Wong (@wongwaichung) in Calgary Growing up in a working class neighbourhood in Calgary, there were only a handful of entertainment choices our family could afford,…
View More Sports: a Social EqualizerEthnic media awards reflect widening horizon
by Toronto Editor Ranjit Bhaskar (@ranjit17) It was a true reflection of the Canadian mosaic — multi-hued and textured, but coming together as one single…
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