Do I miss the CBC? I do simply because otherwise in Saint John we have no local up-to-date newscasts, and at least with the CBC I was getting the morning and evening news sent to me by e-mail, and I could link to New Brunswick stories.
Quite often I get calls from the Telegraph Journal to ask if I subscribe to their newspaper, and of course they know I don't otherwise they wouldn't be calling my number. They always attempt to offer me the current special if I subscribe. Normally I cut them off and tell them I am simply not interested. The last time they called they told me if I subscribed my name would be put into a draw to receive $500.00 worth of gasoline from Irving, and I told them I am noting interested in receiving anything from Irving, period. Sometimes when they call I ask them the question, "why would I pay Mr. Irving to read yesterday's news, when I can go online and read today's news, today. Things were different when we had an evening paper, The Evening Times Globe, because at least some of what was in the paper actually happened that day, now all we get is stale news in the Telegraph Journal. On top of that both Moncton and Fredericton have their own newspapers while Saint John now is stuck with a newspaper which has very little Saint John content, and instead it is basically a provincial newspaper. If I buy a Saint John newspaper I want mainly Saint John news.
There should be a law against one family owning and controlling what news people are entitled to receive. Newspapers are supposed to be unbiased, but when you have one of the wealthiest family's in Canada owing all of the media you can be sure that most negative stories about that family are not going to make it into those publications.
# posted by jwmcq : 10:13 AM
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Their national news is all BC?? So let me get this straight, you don't like CBC, you think it's atrocious, and yet you watch it all the time? What's wrong with this picture? Why watch it? Or else you don't watch it and have seen it once or twice and that's where your bias comes in. And of course there is a difference between radio and television, yet simply because you don't like management you do not support CBC? I don't think I've ever seen such selfish attitudes-how about this, if we send you the $30 of your tax money that goes to CBC will you shut the *&%$ up?
Hey, that was me above, sorry about the ending and the harsh 'language', everybody has a right to an opinion.
3:25 Well-said. You are so right. Bernard Lord is giving away $100's of millions of taxpayers' money to private corporations and that does not matter. However, there is non-stop repetition of taxpayers's money for CBC. I think CBC does a great job. If CBC is gone then all we will get is American stuff. That is what CTV and other channels Broadcast.
Can I have my $30 too? LOL. Seriously though some good points all around. And I'm with you, I wouldn't want to see our Canadian identity turfed for an American one. The problem is CBC (television mostly) isn't doing the job they're supposed to do. Most of the stuff on the air is downright bad and so few are watching it's irrelevant. As I've said, I'm all for a relevant CBC preferably ones where reporters aren't actively marching in protests that they may cover the next day. (Still bizarre in my books for supposedley fair and balanced journalism but we can agree to disagree on that.)
Bizarre for you but great for others. I will listen to such reporters any time than the ones who strictly work for ratings. It is good that CBC reporters put a human face on.
I agree, if it's your cause they're backing it is a great thing. Just make sure you're not on the wrong side of what they have decided is the right cause.
You are making no sense, Spinks.
Spinks is making sense, this time. The idea that CBC reporters are active anti-Iraq-war protesters, among the few dozen people at Mr Arif's protest Saturday -- i.e. they are on the fringe -- demonstrates a real ideological bias. I'm a CBC fan, and I do miss it, well, Radio One anyway, but still. I find this news cause for concern. I'd be equally concerned to see National Post reporters at a pro-tax-cuts rally.
Just because neither would be a surprise doesn't mean they're not cause to be concerned.
I do not know who called the protest. I did not know lot of people there. Some young fellow spoke from the city steps. I do not know what his name was. However, I am definitely impressed by CBC workers that they put a human face on it. Spinks, does not make any sense whatsoever.
I was involved in the protest. Who is this Arif? Never heard of him or her. Is someone trying to take credit for it?
The CBC Sucks
Asaf Rashid was in the paper giving a speech at the rally. He seems to be a professional protester. War, yes, but also he organized a rally for the Vaughna Barnett, and was front and centre when Bonnie O'Dea was camped in front of the Centennial Building, plus he's an anti-free-trade protester, plus he covers every left-wing bugaboo going in a column in the Brunswickan.
CBC is the best. We are blessed to have CBC. Long live enlightened reporting and down with the right-wing crap. Do not let right-wing censorship deprive the people of this province and country from objective reporting.
These right-wingers should go to U.S. and rally around Rush Limbaugh and Pat Roberston ... their role models.
The CBC reporters ARE NOT REPORTERS AT THE PROTEST. In case you missed it, here it is in big letters THE CBC REPORTERS ARE LOCKED OUT AND ON STRIKE-THEY ARE NOT REPORTERS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT WORKING. If they are not reporters then how can you complain about bias? Where are their stories being printed?? You are basically saying that these people do not have the right of free speech because they are reporters.
Ironically you hit on something interesting there, because Irving reporters, ATV reporters, and, well, any reporter outside the CBC wouldn't DARE show his face at any kind of rally (unless it was obviously un-political) because their boss would fire their asses. So it's ironic that you favour restrictions on certain peoples rights and complain that a government institution doesn't have the same restrictions-very right wing of you.
Asif is one of the unsung heroes of Fredericton and New Brunswick, yet the comment above seems to try to paint him in an unfavourable light, I'm not quite sure. If New Brunswick had far more people like him then there would be no need for this blog since we'd have long ago addressed all the issues which Charles brings up.
Asif indeed is an unsung hero. He is the most unselfish person that I can recall. He gives too much of himself for all kinds of great causes. He is a hero hands down.
We'll have to agree to disagree. Asif is a professional protestor from what I've read so I have no doubt that he would enjoy the CBC reporters siding with him. You're right about the private media though. They would be reprimanded at the very least and they should be. They would have violated their own code of ethics. You would expect anyone else, doctors, lawyers, etc. to abide by their code of ethics, why not journalists - lock-out or not, unless they're not returning to journalism and then of course they can do what they want. Just because they subscribe to the cause you've championed doesn't make it right. However, I've said enough on this one. Your comments on Asif at least show me where you're coming from on this one. Clearly there is no middle ground for us here. That's okay. It's a free country. 'Nuff said.
Anyone wandering by here for CBc stuff, see comments on next CBC blog for more. CBC type visited this site and provides some clarification of their role at the war protest. Interesting reading.
First it is not clear that locked out reporters were at the protest. Secondly there is absolutely no conflict of any kind. It is all in Spinks' head.
Why does he not speak out against the waste of tax dollars by Lord government? Hypocrisy and more hypocrisy.
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