CBC faces independent investigation calls over anti-Israel bias
Honest Reporting Canada (HRC) is calling out the CBC for amplifying unverified Palestinian claims while dismissing Israeli perspectives.
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A new campaign is calling for an independent investigation into the CBC’s reporting on Israel, accusing the taxpayer-funded broadcaster of persistent anti-Israel bias. Honest Reporting Canada (HRC), a media watchdog dedicated to fair and accurate coverage of Israel, has launched a petition urging the creation of an independent commission to review CBC’s reporting.
The petition highlights numerous instances where CBC has allegedly misrepresented facts, omitted key context, and framed Israel in an unfairly negative light.
According to HRC, the broadcaster has repeatedly failed to meet journalistic standards by downplaying Hamas atrocities, mischaracterizing Israeli self-defense efforts, and amplifying unverified Palestinian claims while dismissing Israeli perspectives.
This isn’t the first time the CBC’s credibility has been called into question. The broadcaster has faced multiple complaints over its Middle East reporting, and in some cases, the CBC’s ombudsman has acknowledged lapses in fairness and accuracy. However, these internal reviews have failed to bring meaningful change, according to HRC.
With over $1 billion in annual taxpayer funding, the CBC is expected to uphold it's own rigorous, however neglected, journalistic standards.
Executive Director of Honest Reporting Canada Mike Hegelman joins the show tonight to discuss the fight to keep publicly funded media fair and balanced.
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David Heinze commented 2025-02-21 00:09:59 -0500Hey Bruce, I believe that this area was originally referred to Buffalo Country or something like that, so I would propose calling it the Country of Buffalo.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-02-20 21:50:47 -0500Let’s unite Saskatchewan and Alberta as a sovereign country called Saskberta with Lloidminster as its capital. Then we could charge tariffs on Canadian goods coming through the province unless they let us sell our oil and gas eastward and westward. We need to take a lesson from snotty Quebecois leaders and demand our rights or we’ll separate. We don’t need to mean it but we can scare the brown stuff out of Ottawa.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-02-20 21:47:06 -0500CBC = Cock and Bull Corporation.They’ve long outlived the 1936 mandate of presenting Canada to Canadians. CBC is the propaganda organ of the government. I do hope Pierre Poilievre keeps his promise and defunds them. Let the people decide if the Continuous Boredom Corporation survives on the few who actually watch that unwatchable rubbish.
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David Heinze commented 2025-02-20 00:53:26 -0500Can have veto over what goods flow through Alberta between the coast of B.C. and the east?
