CBC launches web site for and about Aboriginal people

CBC's Editor in Chief of CBC News, Tony Burman introduced CBC's new web site about Aboriginal people that was presented to the public on Aboriginal Day (visit http://www.cbc.ca/aboriginal). In his online blog he asks for feedback and he is getting a lot of interesting comments from people across the country.

From CBC Inside Media - A forum about Media Issues ...

How the media cover Aboriginal stories

As Aboriginal issues in Canada grow in importance in today’s news agenda, there was a remarkable gathering of journalists at CBC Regina on Thursday that was exhilarating in its scope.

The session was historic at the CBC. For the first time, it brought together 20 CBC Aboriginal journalists from across Canada, about half of the CBC’s total number, and they were joined by a similar number of reporters, producers and other CBC journalists who deal with Aboriginal issues as part of their job.

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