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by nucleardog
629 days ago
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Are they biased or just an outlier? Almost every other news outlet in Canada has a definite slant and actively endorse one political party. In that landscape, an outlet that’s truly neutral is an outlier and would _appear_ biased. (And that’s not even getting in to how it would look next to a lot of the US “news” many people consume.) For my money, the CBC gets a lot of shit not because of bias or political activism, but because they’re one of few news outlets (certainly big ones) that _isn’t_ actively espousing a particular viewpoint. When you already own the entire media landscape, that makes it a bit of a thorn in the side. |
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Unless you are counting Postmedia's 130 different brands as independent news outlets, that is quite an exaggeration. Torstar and Postmedia tend to endorse a party, as do a few other small newspapers you've probably never heard of, but that's about the extent of it. There are a lot more news outlets than that. Significantly, broadcasters, which includes the CBC, most certainly do not endorse a political party as doing so would be a clear violation of the Broadcasting Act.