Professional journalism is essential and it's one of the things CBC does best. But it's not the only thing we need from a broadcaster. We also need a voice. We need a "YouTube" that is publicly funded and where the algorithm isn't trying to exploit us. We need a "Twitter" that is a genuine public forum with all that entails. We need an "Internet Archive" supported with actual government funds so that we are not all amnesiacs whenever capital benefits from that.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So you want something like a PBS of the internet (or public access), rather than a CBC. Maybe somebody should make a Canadian Media Fediverse Syndicate or something like that. Maybe you could do it! I don't want to moderate that kind of thing though. I want CBC to focus on news. It's important that we get information.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what you mean by "rather than a CBC" as you also don't seem to want "a CBC" but maybe I'm reading too much into your phrasing. I don't see how what either of us want couldn't be "a CBC".

All I really want is Radio3 back.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

as you also don’t seem to want “a CBC”

I literally said:

I want CBC to focus on news. It’s important that we get information.