Striking Saint John 7 hit one-year anniversary
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Today is a big day for the Saint John 7. One year ago — on June 25, 2012 — the seven radio employees began their strike against the Halifax-based…
CMG Freelance Branch investigates call for submissions
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Regular freelance contributors to CBC Radio’s DNTO program received an email a couple of weeks ago from DNTO on behalf of a new summer radio program called, ‘How To Do…
Freelancers object to Transcontinental’s Best Corporate Citizen ranking
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What are the qualities of a good corporate citizen? Is a good employer concerned with its impact on the environment? Does a good employer offer benefits and programs to its…
James Moore responds to CMG’s letter about TC Media funding
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The Canadian Media Guild has received a reply to a letter they sent to the Minister of Canadian Heritage last month regarding financial assistance given to TC Media through the Canada…
Is the Canada Periodical Fund helping TC Media squeeze freelancers?
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By Katherine Lapointe The Canadian Media Guild has sent a letter to Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore asking him to review the funding TC Media receives from Heritage Canada’s…
A bright spot in the TC Media affair?
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There may be some room for optimism in the ongoing dispute over the new Transcontinental Media contributors agreement. The CMG has heard from freelancers in Québec and elsewhere that TC Media…
I Am Not Anonymous
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By Amber Nasrulla I’d like to sit down with the person or people at TC Media who penned the new freelance contract. As Story Board reported last week, they’ve refused…
TC Media refuses meeting request
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Last week, a group of associations and unions representing Canadian media professionals sent a letter to TC Media requesting a meeting to discuss the terms in their new contributors agreement. The…
This ain’t your parents’ advertorial
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By Karen Wirsig So Global TV is now airing “news” reports sponsored by advertisers. The piece about what a pain it is to do your taxes might be brought to…
Q and A on the TC Media freelance contract
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By André Dumont, former AJIQ vice-president AJIQ (The Quebec Association of Independent Journalists) has gotten a lot of questions about the new TC Media contract. Here are a few of…