| RCI ACTION COMMITTEE Defending Radio Canada International - Canada's Voice to the World |
| These are the Power Point notes from the presentation by RCI Executive Director Robert O’Reilly to staff on Wednesday morning, May 23, 2001: _________________________________________________________ Radio Canada International – Redeployment Plan The budgetary constraints combined with the ideas suggested by RCI staff at the Spring 2000 consultations lead to the following basic action plan: To continue daily broadcasts in 7 languages. Tightening and concentration of broadcasting day. Production activities scheduled only during the week. Program changes: All programs will be half hour long. Two English and French daily programs from Monday to Friday. Weekly English and French theme programs for target audiences: Canada in the world International Trade and Technology Meet the Press Arts and Culture Mailbag and chat Foreign language programming: Daily programs from Monday to Friday. Weekly programs. Multi Media (all languages) Enhancement and development of Web programming Enhancement of programming for partner stations and for different platforms Follow-up: To follow up RCI programming with: Stakeholders Industry and business International organizations Cultural organizations, etc. Timetable: [June 1, last broadcast of morning shows in English and French to Africa, the Middle East and Europe, last evening broadcast to India] June2-3: First fully recorded weekend programs with no newscasts. June 4: Production of two English and French daily current affairs magazines (present format) June 11: Half-hour format for all foreign language programs. October 1: Daily half hour format in English and French start (two in each language) October 6: New weekly French and English programs, first aired during the weekend and repeated during the week, following the daily program. November 5: Start of regular program evaluations (all programs) Internal posting of new assignments: June Selection: July, August Creation of new programs teams: late August Training period (early September) English and French: production of pilots: mid-September The Future: To actively participate in the positioning of RCI at the centre of the CBC and Radio-Canada [our domestic English and French service's] international strategy To actively participate in the review of RCI’s mission To examine potential synergies with the CBC and Radio-Canada [CBC is our domestic English language radio and television service, Radio-Canada is our French language radio and television service.] See also the background to the cuts, and an excerpt of an interview with RCI Executive Director Robert O'Reilly. |