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Opening Doors: The CBC Internships
Panel Discussions
Working Differently: Getting Past the Barriers.
Audience: Managers, executives, anyone who hires staff
By 2011, Canada will be facing a serious labour shortage. Or will we? One in five Canadians has a disability. Are you ignoring 20% of the population when you look for new employees? There's a whole labour market out there you may not know about. What's the reality of hiring a person with a disability? Get past the myths and misconceptions and find out what you need to know to keep growing in the 21st century.
Imagining the Future
Audience: executives/managers/programmers
What will the media look like by 2015? Canada's demographic changes mean that audiences are changing significantly. So is technology - things we dreamed about back in 2000 are now a reality. Interactivity and choice will be much greater. How will the combination of a highly immigrant, multicultural population, fast-changing technology and new means of financing change the media we experience today?
Keeping the Faith
Audience: For journalists and programmers
Maintaining peace, integrity and good journalism -- despite opposing faiths and factions who can’t stand each other in today’s diverse society. What can journalists and programmers do to understand the needs and sensibilities of communities, yet carry out their professional ethics and duties?
One Size Does Not Fit All
Audience: managers/executives
Programming for diverse tastes can be tough, whether in theatre, film or the broadcast media. Add Canada's increasingly multicultural population, and the challenge, if anything, gets more complex. A cultural manager, a well-known columnist, a brilliant young director and a theatre CEO discuss some of the new approaches being used with productions such as Da Kink In My Hair.
Know Your Audience
Audience: everybody
Audience measurement hasn’t changed a whole lot over the decades. It’s time to ask “Why not?” Audiences have changed; why shouldn’t the way we track them? Special guest and former US Congresswoman Cardiss Collins recently led a task force on ratings in the US. AC Neilson responded by committing to make their ratings measurements more inclusive. Should we be emulating the United States? Other speakers TBA.
Dramatic Change
Audience: programmers and creative professionals
How do you tell authentic and compelling TV drama with culturally diverse themes? There is a strong need for skilled writers, directors and producers who can produce drama that goes beyond superficial diverse themes. Innoversity looks at this issue from the perspectives of the producer, the broadcaster, the Director's Guild and ACTRA.
Dirty Laundry: Cultural Competence in Times of Crisis
Audience: Programmers, creators/journalists
One person's big news story is another's "Dirty Laundry". This is particularly true when telling stories about small communities or cultural minority communities. Many people would rather not have others see the issues that may portray their communities in a bad light. Yet, some media organizations have developed relationships and competencies that help them to find both the "good news" and the "bad news" stories repeatedly. What are the secrets to their success?
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