Last week, the federal government proposed changes to CBC’s mandate requiring all news and information “must be created and shared in an impartial way”
Do we really want CBC to be “impartial” on questions like annexation, Charter rights, human rights or democracy?
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/corporate/publications/general-publications/future-cbc-radio-canada.html#a6a
Do we really want CBC to be “impartial” on questions like annexation, Charter rights, human rights or democracy?
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/corporate/publications/general-publications/future-cbc-radio-canada.html#a6a
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Cross Country Checkup will feel some heat today and that is fair.
I saw a post yesterday that framed the question better but it’s too late for that.
I WANT my news to be biased against systems of oppression!
Time to examine green, ndp, lib coalition. The US is circling the drain, we can't be influenced by these asshats.
The choice of what to platform introduces bias. That's old-school tobacco industry tactics.
Both sides of the political aisle get carried away with interpretation, and obviously some topics are a bit more inflammatory than others but if you can present it neutrally you're generally doing a better service for everyone.
Much of what has led us here is exactly this — manufactured consent for fascism enabled by far-right bigots exploiting journalistic “neutrality”.
Note that it does not, for example, include any specific language requiring CBC to reflect values set out in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms or human rights code
https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/mandate
Legislators establish a mandate, CBC management interprets and independently operationalizes it
The CBC mandate doesn’t need to stipulate it will follow the law in Canada.
Unless you want the CBC to spend countless millions fighting frivolous legal challenges.
What it COULD and likely would do, is give a variety of interests a direct legal line of attack on CBC’s independence. 2/3
Would those suits be successful? Who knows. But they will eat up the budget.
And it will do nothing to enhance CBC’s independence.
Option 1: Keep yelling at @ianhanomansing.bsky.social and accusing him of treason
Option 2: Contact your local MP or Heritage Minister @pascalestonge.bsky.social to let them know CBC should not be neutral and impartial on issues like annexation or human rights
CBC management and journalists operate independently within the parameters set out by CBC’s mandate
The CBC Ombudsman’s job is to hold them accountable to rules flowing from their mandate
I'll do option 2 and I'm done with Checkup.
It's substantive when dealing with the journalistic process, but feels lacking on bigger picture questions
https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/vision/governance/journalistic-standards-and-practices
Hanomansing is inviting Kevin O'Leary on to discuss his proposal we give up the country. How is that "impartial".
I also left a comment on the account for The Middle:
@listentothemiddle.bsky.social