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Al Jazeera English comes to Canada
Yesterday Canada's broadcast regulator, the CRTC, approved Al Jazeera English's application to broadcast in Canada. The introduction of Al Jazeera English global news service will increase the diversity of Canada's media landscape.
Breaking news - in half
The image is soft, colour-shifted and shot through a dirty ferry window. In the background, the pink-tinged New York skyline; in the foreground, dozens of passengers huddle on the slick wing of a U.S. Airways airplane as it sinks into the cold Hudson River. The photograph, one of the first broadcast from the remarkable crash site, was taken by Florida businessman Janis Krums, who just happened to have his iPhone handy.
Another image, equally soft, equally muted. From Toronto this time - the Israeli consulate. Seven women chant in a circle, refusing to end their occupation until Israeli leaves Gaza. The image was shot by Canadian activist Judy Rebick, who just happened to have her Blackberry and a connection to her email and Facebook account.
Why the silence about H. Pinter's opposition to the Clinton/NATO assault on ex-Yugoslavia?
Nobel-laureate Harold Pinter's recent death gave us many articles, all of
which mention his opposition to Bush's war in Iraq. But Pinter was one of
the rare voices on the left to oppose Washington-Brussels policy in the
Balkans and the NATO 11-week "humanitarian" bombing in 1999. Here in
Canada it was Michael Bliss, Peter Worthington and George Jonas who spoke
out while Ed Broadbent and This Magazine supported NATO. The House of
which mention his opposition to Bush's war in Iraq. But Pinter was one of
the rare voices on the left to oppose Washington-Brussels policy in the
Balkans and the NATO 11-week "humanitarian" bombing in 1999. Here in
Canada it was Michael Bliss, Peter Worthington and George Jonas who spoke
out while Ed Broadbent and This Magazine supported NATO. The House of