Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Canadian Broadcasters Of Culture Analysis

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Canadian Broadcasters of Culture

The CBC is a publicly owned media outlet funded (in part) by taxpayers. The CBC was formed in the context of a very different historical moment than now. Given that the Canadian mediascape has changed, should the government continue to fund the CBC?

When the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) was created in 1936, it was intended as a public radio station to inform Canadians across the country and to provide them news and information both nationally and regionally. Since then, with the changing media-scape and the introduction of different forms of media, it has expanded into both the television and Internet realms. The CBC should remain as a publically funded media outlet as it is constantly adapting to the changing media-scape whilst still promoting and providing all Canadians with Canadian culture and news.

CBC Radio Canada, Canada’s first major public leap into the media world was established in
In 2003, CBC created a ‘Current Affairs Redevelopment Group’ that would incorporate reality type ideas emphasizing that it would create a “better brand of reality television” (Foster, 2009, p.61). The network then continued to produce reality-type shows that also reflects Canadian ideals and culture. Two examples of this are Dragons Den; a reality show with contestants competing to have their product ideas patented and produced while being reviewed by a panel of judges, and Battle of the Blades; which brings both hockey players and figure skaters together to compete in figure skating competitions. Both of these new series in the reality genre embody both Canadian culture displaying economic and entrepreneurial talents and athletic talents