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Public Broadcaster CBC Casts Broad with Newspeak

The public broadcaster's response? Well, it was in two parts. Yesterday's initial story quoted a spokesperson: "... she does not believe the reference to "anchor" was a shot at Mansbridge in particular. "I think it means news anchors," said spokeswoman Ruth-Ellen Soles. ... "It means The National, it means regional, it means Canada Now, it means local, it means everything," said Soles. "We have a huge news service, it probably means Newsworld, you know, everything."

Today, there was a follow-up article that cited a statement from a CBC official - which must have arrived yesterday, once they had seen the initial coverage. "Ms. Wilson said nothing in the main study suggests that CBC's anchors "especially Peter Mansbridge, are anything but a symbol of the strength of its news program." she also said the main study is "full" of compliments to CBC news anchors in general, to the The National, and "to Peter in particular."

Thanks to Canuckflack -- again.
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Private Sector TV Leaks Dirt on National Broadcaster

Rule #1 for Research' from Canuckflack

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, our national television and radio broadcaster, now has to slog through a few days of negative coverage because CanWest news got its hands on a document distributed to all CBC News staff last month.

Included were a cover letter from the editor in chief of CBC News, Current Affairs and Newsworld, and an executive summary of a 1000 page audience survey commissioned by the CBC.
While the survey found CBC was the only choice for some viewers who were looking for "serious" news coverage, "for others, CBC, especially The National, is stuffy, condescending, up-tight with endless pontificating experts."