Editor in Chief
Before that
award-winning story appears on your smartphone, radio or TV, CBC journalists have
discussed, deliberated and debated the best way to tell our stories to
Canadians. In journalism, the answers are rarely clear-cut and it's not an easy
process. But it is always a fascinating one, and we want to share it
with you. That's the motivation behind the event being held on Friday, Sept. 30: CBC Asks: Getting
The Real Story - How do we do it?
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Canada, Community, Journalism, Politics
For over three decades Peter Mansbridge has been synonymous
with news in Canada. Last night on The National Peter announced that he would
be stepping down from the position that made him that. Since being named in
1987 he has been CBC's Chief Correspondent in every sense of these words. He's
a reporter first and foremost, dedicated to getting the story and getting it
right. Categories: Canada, Community, Journalism, Politics
CBC has heard from a number of Canadians concerned about our commenting space, the use of pseudonyms, and some audience submissions that violated our guidelines around hate speech, particularly with respect to the francophone community in New Brunswick.
Categories: Canada, Community, Journalism, Politics
Today we made the difficult decision to temporarily close comments on stories about indigenous people. We hope to reopen them in mid-January after we've had some time to review how these comments are moderated and to provide more detailed guidance to our moderators.I want to explain our rationale for taking this unusual step.
Categories: Canada, Journalism, Politics
CBC News, our approach to election campaigns the past few years has included paying special attention to voter engagement.
It's not our job to push Canadians toward one position or another. We want only to inform Canadians so they can draw their own conclusions
Categories: Canada, Journalism, Politics
Today, CBC/Radio-Canada asked Facebook and YouTube to take down a political ad that not only uses CBC's news footage but also re-edits it. When a TV clip of an interview of a party leader, shows up in another party's advertising edited in a way that shifts the context of the facts, this may cause viewer confusion and even suspicion about our journalism, and the intentions of journalists. It can damage our credibility, independence and integrity as neutral participants.
Categories: Community, Journalism, Politics
Categories: Journalism, Politics, World
Categories: Canada, Journalism, Politics
Media lawyers help journalists do
their jobs responsibly, and they contribute to the democratic process by
pressing the legal system to be transparent. One of the more
interesting court battles of late was over a publication ban in a
high-profile court case in Nova Scotia. CBC lawyer Anne Ko tells us how
CBC and other media organizations worked together so we could tell the
audience about what really happened to Rehtaeh Parsons. Categories: Canada, Health, Journalism, Politics, World
CBC News is committed to accountability and transparency.
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