The CCIR in partnership with the National Film Board Mediatheque held a panel discussion in early August on the theme “Is the Mainstream Media Dying? Can Investigative Reporting Save It? Should It?” Gillian Findlay, co-host of CBC-TV's the fifth estate and a CCIR advisory board member, moderated a lively discussion among the panelists Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank and Real News Network founder and senior producer Paul Jay, documentary producer and former head of documentaries at CTV Bob Culbert, as well as the CCIR’s Bruce Livesey.

We were thrilled with the turnout, the lively debate both during the panel and afterward with the audience Q&A. The panel was considered a top-three can't-miss event by NOW Magazine:
http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=170591.

The evening also included a reception for CCIR supporters and potential media partners, including former Ontario Minister of Culture Isabel Bassett as well as representatives of the Canadian Press, the Real News and other news organizations.

For other accounts of the evening, click on the links below. And check back here regularly for upcoming events listings.

http://www.j-source.ca/english_new/detail.php?id=4143&PHPSESSID=1677e2cf...
http://this.org/blog/2009/07/31/is-there-a-saviour-for-journalism/
http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/story.cfm?content=170584

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