Category Archives: CBC TV

CBC reporters tell different tales about Israel

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Bruce Wark
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hen Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s convoy got pelted with eggs and shoes by Palestinian protesters in Ramallah, in the West Bank yesterday, CBC radio and TV saw things quite differently. Radio framed the story narrowly, telling it mainly from Baird … Continue reading →

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CBC reporters tell different tales about Israel

CBC melts down the news

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Bruce Wark
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es folks there is such a thing as journalism ethics. Even textbooks on the subject such as Deadlines and Diversity published in 1996. It contains an essay by veteran journalist Pierre Mignault that begins: Public confidence in journalists is based on … Continue reading →

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Persistent media bias against public spending

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Bruce Wark
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edia critic Brooks Kind swung into action last week after hearing an on-air comment by a CBC Radio news reader in Halifax. During a news update with Information Morning host Don Connolly, newscaster Sandy Smith mentioned the Nova Scotia NDP government’s decision to get … Continue reading →

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Persistent media bias against public spending

Flaws in media coverage of aboriginal peoples

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Bruce Wark
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t’s heartening to see the mainstream media’s sudden interest in the multiple crises facing Canada’s aboriginal peoples. Federal politicians, including the prime minister, have been forced to react to the graphic reporting from Attawapiskat First Nation in northern Ontario where … Continue reading →

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CBC ignores criticisms of Libya war coverage

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Bruce Wark
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Mediaspin colleague Brooks Kind reports that he has yet to receive any response from CBC news executives regarding his criticisms of the coverage of NATO’s role in the war in Libya. His first e-mail is dated July 7 and the … Continue reading →

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Media bias: Private good, public bad

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Bruce Wark
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The following e-mail is from Jim Guild, a friend of mediaspin and a perceptive media critic. In this message, Jim points to a long-standing bias in news reporting—the routine habit of criticizing public institutions and politicians while ignoring or minimizing … Continue reading →

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Media bias: Private good, public bad