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Going Live with Eye on the Arctic

Print Wednesday, 31 March 2010 18:41 Written by Levon Sevunts



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RCI producer Levon Sevunts and cameraman Luc Robida by an inukshuk in Clyde River, Nunavut


Launch Day

Radio Canada International started this project six months ago with a simple idea. We wanted to create a space where people from all over the circumpolar world could tell stories of how they were adapting to climate change.

We wanted to give voice to communities that rarely have the chance to speak for themselves, to show how the decisions and actions of people and governments, thousands of kilometres away, affect everyday life in the north as cultural, economic and political realities change in the region.

The response has been very positive. Several media organizations enthusiastically agreed to participate and contribute stories to this project. This has been incredibly inspiring and gratifying because we know how difficult it can be in these times of shrinking budgets and shifting media landscapes to find time and resources to devote to a new project.

So to all our partners... a big thank you!

- And we're hoping that this will lay the foundation for a long-term cooperation between media organizations in the circumpolar world.

What's going to be on the site?

Today we're starting with stories from Canada.

As the Eye on the Arctic site continues to grow in the coming days and weeks and we start receiving stories from our partners, we'll present them to you.

Eye on the Arctic is a multimedia project, so you'll see stories that encompass the whole spectrum of media: text, photos, audio, video and animation. We'll present you with news and feature stories, video and audio documentaries, and views and perspectives from circumpolar countries.

While we were working on this project, we kept a blog - browse earlier entries to get a 'behind-the-scenes' view of the project.

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RCI team with Inuit hunters on the ice

We're hoping to eventually attract guest bloggers as well, people who live in the Arctic, or are interested in regional issues. We want to create an online circumpolar community.

We urge you to participate with your comments, feedback and ideas. We'd love to hear what you think about the site and the stories.

We hope that Eye on the Arctic will grow to become a website of reference for people interested in Arctic issues.

It never hurts to dream, right?