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Originally Posted by rubecube
I think the NP's motives are a bit more nefarious than just maximizing shareholder value, but let's suppose that is the sole motivation. Doesn't that just exemplify why we need a public news agency? If private news organizations are consistently sacrificing journalistic integrity to satisfy shareholders, and the entire media landscape becomes privatized, what does that mean for journalism in this country?
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We need a public broadcaster to present an alternative to the private model of picking an audience and telling that audience what they want to hear. That’s not the CBC today. It’s closer to becoming a Canadian Guardian.
If the CBC were as balanced in its editorial stance as the BBC, it would be as widely supported as the BBC. But it’s not.
A few year ago I heard an immigrant from the UK call in to CBC. He was a sociology professor and lifelong BBC listener. He expressed his disappointment in his first few months listening to the CBC in Canada, saying many of the stories he heard were laughably one-sided. He didn’t feel he was getting the full picture. The host weakly dismissed this criticism, saying the CBC has always been accused of being too liberal.