I do think the CBC does skew more left than some may think but I do think they do an excellent job overall and are a vital part of Canada. They won't be defunded by the Conservatives if they win office in my opinion. This doesn't mean that some aspects of their mandate can't change. Since they are getting taxpayers money to the degree that they are, it would be wise if they didn't compete so heavily in some aspects from an advertising and revenue perspective. That money is better aligned going to other media outlets so they can continue to provide quality coverage, not getting axed to death by their corporate leaders. Canada needs significant media overhaul to the highest degree.
The CBC, like a lot of news organizations skews more Toronto/Ottawa/Central Canada centric cause that is where the HQ is and where a large part of their employee's live and work, it's natural but it needs to be better managed by everyone.
In my opinion, we should continue to fund the CBC to do things in regions of the country that don't have the exposure the private broadcasters would do. Small towns, remote areas, different parts of Canada etc. There is plenty of coverage of downtown Toronto from other broadcasters, we don't need more coverage there, we need more coverage in special reporting, investigative journalism, holding the people in power to account etc.
We really do need a media strategy that actually promotes media/news and more for the 2024 year. Bell Media's recent layoffs were massive and should not have been allowed to continue. We don't have a process in place. We are not helping the broadcasters where we could, are making it more difficult in some areas than it needs to be and then allowing them to do whatever they want when they do reach their previously announced conditions. It's madness
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