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Originally Posted by rubecube
Dude, you are such a hypocrite. Aren't you the guy that's always complaining about universities trampling on certain groups' free speech and thereby limiting discourse? Or are you just applying different standards to universities and the media?
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I used to be a journalist. I'm not talking about limiting discourse, I'm talking about the torque on news stories. The CBC can write any story they want with any angle they want. And I can point out their bias and what kind of reaction they're hoping to get.
It would be nice if our publicly-funded national broadcaster was more detached and even-handed. But that's not the reality today. The CBC is chasing ratings the way every private broadcaster and blogger does - by taking a partisan position on hot-button issues and hoping to rile up supporters and opponents. It generates page hits and viewers. And they're so desperate I suppose that's all that matters. It's just sad.