The CBC, in particular, has come under scrutiny because it is a government-funded body to the tune of more than $1 billion a year. Twelve days ago, a CBC internal memo was sent to staff right after the attack happened, reminding journalists not to use the word “terrorists” or “terrorism” without attribution, when writing their stories. The CBC says it is not alone in insisting its team not call the Hamas gunmen terrorists: the BBC doesn’t either. What we talked aboutRead the CBC blog by Brodie Fenlon, editor-in-chief of CBC News, explaining the reasoning why they won’t call Hamas terrorists. We’re a member of The CJN Podcast Network.
