The CBC Wants $400M to Go Ad-Free: Here’s What We’re Reading Today
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Here’s what we’re reading today:
1. The CBC has proposed a similar funding model as that of the BBC
“The additional money CBC is asking for would be ‘replacement funding’ if the news organization eliminates advertising: $253 million to replace ad revenue, plus $105 million to “produce and procure additional Canadian content” to fill the programming gaps in the absence of ads and $40 million to reflect savings in money that would otherwise be spent on selling ads.
“That would equal an investment of $46 per Canadian every year — up from the current $34 per Canadian CBC currently receives.”
– CBC News
+1: Columnist Conrad Yakubuski tries to argue that the CBC has lost its way. – Globe and Mail
2. One in four Canadian Force women report having been sexually assaulted
“Among regular force members, 27.3 per cent of women reported at least one sexual assault in the workplace or involving military members or contractors for the Department of National Defence since joining the Canadian Forces. Unwanted touching was reported as the most common type of sexual assault, affecting 24 per cent of women and 3.4 per cent of men.”
+1: Pilot confirmed dead after single-seat CF-18 fighter jet crashes near Cold Lake base – National Post
3. Millenials aren’t watching sports
“Young people are turning off sport on the box — something that will strike fear into television executives who hoped live matches would be immune from the diversions of Netflix and video games.”
4. The problem with mindfulness
“Mindfulness is supposed to be a defense against the pressures of modern life, but it’s starting to feel suspiciously like it’s actually adding to them. It’s a special circle of self-improvement hell, striving not just for a Pinterest-worthy home, but a Pinterest-worthy mind.”
5. Japan’s ‘Space World’ apologizes for freezing 5,000 fish in skating rink
“A Japanese theme park which froze 5,000 sea creatures into the floor of an ice rink was forced to close the attraction on Sunday after a public backlash.
“Fish, crabs and other shellfish were embedded in the ice as part of a special winter attraction, called “Freezing Port,” at Japan’s Space World theme park.”
– CNN
