CBC’s radio show Search Engine is the most downloaded show on the CBC website in the News and Current Affairs section. It has won awards in the US and has a large following on Facebook and on their own website. It’s covered issues like Net Neutrality and Copyright, with the last show covering an interview with Minister of Industry Jim Prentice on Bill C-61.
What does the CBC do in the face of such success?
They cancel the show.
A blogger in Calgary has great ideas on how to make sure this show stays alive. Here’s a great quote from his blog:
(…)canceling CBC Search Engine is like extinguishing a bright torch in our digital democracy. If we want Canadians to stay informed and be engaged in well-reasoned debate, we can’t afford to see shows like Search Engine, an intensely focused source of information, be canceled.
He suggests calling CBC Audience Relations at 1-866-306-4636 to tell them what Search Engine means to you. Ask the operate to enter your comments into the system for the record. You could also write the CBC. I also think that someone absolutely needs to create a Facebook group. Please join the Facebook group or write a petition! Possible people to write to include Richard Stursberg, Executive Vice-President of English Services ([email protected]) or Susan Mitton, Executive director of CBC English Radio, ([email protected])
Please help save Search Engine!