Locked-Out Journalists Turn To Podcasting

An anonymous reader writes "An Interesting Canadian Press article is up on the Macleans website discussing locked out union journalists podcasting to stay on the air. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation locked out 5,500 unionized employees Aug. 15 over a contract dispute. Most of those walking the picket line are radio, TV and internet journalists and technicians. In the last few days, they've been cranking out podcasts - locked out folks in Fredericton, New Brunswick; Regina, Saskatchewan; Vancouver, British Columbia and other cities have all participated. Some have 'real news', music and interviews. Others are more propaganda-like. A whole batch of them are at www.cbcunplugged.com."

Comments

Critical Mass?

[jarich]

Could this event be the one that shows people how much Podcasting can replace traditional broadcasting? A critical mass moment showing the established media types how effect Podcasting can be? Or creating enough content for force more organization to the content (like a newspaper or a TV newscast)?

Turning a large group of professionals loose with a medium like this would make me very nervous if I owned a TV station! :)

Just remember its a lockout not a strike

[Noclar7]

A good friend of mine works with the cbc, and trust me, they want to work! Its especially depressing to see here in nothern New Brunswick since on the same street in Bathurst, there are also hotel workers on strike, nurses and healthcare workers on strike, and a mill that just shut down with a days notice, laying off about 500 people just down the road.

Improved ratings

[FatRatBastard]

One of the funniest things I've read about the lockout is how the CFL broadcasts have improved their ratings since they've gone play-by-playless.