So who's watching the CBC?
If we actually have a similar oversight authority here in Canada... I sure haven't seen any evidence of it...
The BBC has been fined £400,000 by media watchdog Ofcom for misleading its audiences by "faking" phone-ins. The Comic Relief, Children in Need and Sport Relief TV shows were caught up in the scandal, along with Liz Kershaw on 6 Music and Jo Whiley's Radio 1 show.And please don't tell me it's all up to the the CBC Ombudsman...
In July 2007, Ofcom fined the BBC £50,000 after children's programme Blue Peter falsified the results of a contest during a live show. The BBC later suspended all competitions after an inquiry unearthed a fresh batch of faked phone-ins the same month.
The BBC's own watchdog, the BBC Trust, said it regretted the loss of licence-fee payers' money as a result of the fine, which followed rule-breaches which were "serious, deliberate and, in some cases, repeated".**********
FROM THE COMMENTS:
"Well, since nobody is watching the CBC, and I mean NOBODY, who cares?"*
8 comments:
When I read your blog post title, I first thought you were referring to the wonderful viewership ratings of the CBC and the flushing sound that they make!
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dave... just for a lark, try complaining to the cbc ombudsman.
i think he has a single canned response that everybody gets.
needless to say... the ceeb is seldom at fault.
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Well, since nobody is watching the CBC, and I mean NOBODY, who cares?
Actually, twice I've complained to the CBC ombudsman about their 'news' reporting. Both times the responses were completely inadequate asshatery.
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"anon asks... since nobody is watching the CBC, and I mean NOBODY, who cares?"
well, yeah... there is that.
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Complaints to the CBC are answered with the usual form letters.
We strive to... journalistic standards... blah blah blah... now go away you whiner!
The Ombudsman is a CBC lifer like the guy before him.
CBC urinos infest the Parliamentary Press Gallery which means they whip the rest into their bias or they are shunned.
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"anon says... The Ombudsman is a CBC lifer like the guy before him."
sorta like chretien appointing a parliamentary "ethics czar" who reported... not to parliament... but directly to the little guy from shawinigan.
look at how well that turned out.
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Your Conservative government and Harper are ultimately responsible for the CBC.
Quit bellyaching and call your Conservative MP.
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"anon says... call your Conservative MP"
that's a good idea.
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