Episode 165: Monica Auer on Whether the CBC Is As Independent As It Says It Is

May 01, 2023 00:32:09
Episode 165: Monica Auer on Whether the CBC Is As Independent As It Says It Is
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Episode 165: Monica Auer on Whether the CBC Is As Independent As It Says It Is

May 01 2023 | 00:32:09

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Show Notes

The recent dust-up between Twitter and the CBC over a “government funded media” label sparked fiery rhetoric from both sides. Opponents of the CBC invoked the notion of propaganda from the public broadcaster, while supporters responded that such comments amounted to an attack on a Canadian institution. That heated debate obscures the reality that there is a discussion worth having about the CBC’s independence, its transparency, and public reporting. Monica Auer, the executive director of Canada's Forum on Research and Policy in Communications, recently wrote about that issue and she joins the Law Bytes podcast to assess whether the CBC is as independent as it says it is.

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