37 Years of Ottawa News History? GONE.

[dewline]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2010/02/07/ctv-fire.html

If this fire at CJOH was deliberate, a planned event, for whatever "reason"?

I will call it disgusting.

In fact, the reluctance to make backups of everything on file? Disgusting in and of itself for cultural reasons alone.

Comments

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Sounds to me as if this gives CBC a monopoly. I hope they are making backups.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

If they have the budgetary room, yes!

As it is...

http://www.insidethecbc.com/history-one-tape-at-a-time/

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

A job for volunteers?

[dewline.livejournal.com]

My personal suggestion/opinion: talk to both CBC and the Canadian Media Guild. Make sure you have like-minded friends with you.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I wasn't volunteering, but it's something I think should be done.

[radargrrl.livejournal.com]

Did Max Creepy Keeping go down with the ship?

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I don't think so...

[duncanmac.livejournal.com]

Sigh. What a sad loss. :-(

Maybe I'm just suspicious, but I reckon it to be a convenient loss ... for somebody.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Why would it be convenient? For anyone?

[dewline.livejournal.com]

I know - rather, have heard via second- and third-hand sources - that there's been arguments between CJOH and CTV HQ over how much of a newsroom there actually ought to be in Ottawa over the years. I'd still second fajrdrako's question, though.