CBC's news should be assessed by outside experts for fairness, senators say in report
The report also urges stable multi-year funding and new local reporting rules as 521 outlets have closed since 2008, the committee said.
- On Wednesday, The Senate's transport and communications committee released a report recommending that CBC/Radio-Canada undergo periodic analysis by outside experts to assess its news fairness and balance.
- Committee chair David Wells, a Conservative senator for Newfoundland and Labrador, argued the public broadcaster must fill voids in 'news deserts' where 521 local outlets have closed since 2008.
- Following the expiration of its NHL broadcast deal with Rogers Sportsnet on Tuesday, the report recommended amending the broadcaster's mandate to require local news coverage and stable funding.
- Senator Rene Cormier, an Independent from New Brunswick, said the broadcaster must ensure complete coverage of emergencies, noting that periodic expert analysis would help 'reinforce confidence' in the organization.
- While Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has vowed to defund the corporation, Wells maintained that the broadcaster remains a required service in rural and remote Canada, even as he urged a 'course correction' in its public conduct.
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Senate Report Calls for Independent Review of CBC News to Assess Balance
A new Senate report is calling for periodic independent reviews of CBC/Radio-Canada’s news content to assess its “fairness and balance.” The recommendation is one of seven in the June 17 report released by the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications after hearing from more than 60 academics, journalists, media companies, community groups, and CBC employees in 2024 and 2025. Committee chair Senator David Wells said independent r…
CBC must provide more local coverage, Senate committee urges
CBC/Radio-Canada must provide more local coverage in emerging "news deserts," where declining advertising revenue has resulted in the closure of hundreds of outlets in the past two decades, according to a new Senate report on Canada’s public broadcaster.
A Senate committee recommends that CBC/Radio-Canada's journalistic coverage be periodically evaluated by external experts.
The Toronto Star
CBC’s news should be assessed by outside experts for fairness, senators say in report
OTTAWA - A Senate committee report says CBC-Radio-Canada's news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts "in order to assess its fairness and balance."
Winnipeg Free Press
CBC's news should be assessed by outside experts for fairness, senators say in report
OTTAWA - A Senate committee report says CBC-Radio-Canada's news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts
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