[dino_bobba_renno]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

It's interesting that this has only become an issue when a new "right of centre" news channel is coming. Nobody gave a rat fuck about the half-truths and barely concealed bias that passes for news on the good old CBC!

Too true. I wonder if the smae people who are so worried about the potential miss reporting by Sun TV, a program which hasn't even aired yet, are as fired up about the ongoing miss reporting by the CBC. A good recent example:

http://www.calgarysun.com/news/canada/2011/02/26/17419971.html
And the funny thing is that the CBC, even though it was wrong on a number of factual points is still airing this story with no retractions or corrections:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/12/08/tobacco-conservatives-lobbying008.html
http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/indepthanalysis/story/2010/12/10/national-tobaccolabels.html

[romanP]

2Cdo 2Cdo:

Curtman Curtman:

2Cdo 2Cdo:

They don't want a news show with percieved right of centre bias, that hasn't even aired yet!

Uhh, no. This is about broadcasting "news" that is known to be false. It's interesting that you think to be biased to right-of-centre requires this change.

It's interesting that this has only become an issue when a new "right of centre" news channel is coming. Nobody gave a rat fuck about the half-truths and barely concealed bias that passes for news on the good old CBC!

There is a very large difference between having a bias and outright lying. All media is biased. Just because someone else's bias speaks to your own doesn't make it not-a-bias.

[EyeBrock]

How do you know it will be outright lies Icey? The 'Fox North' or whatever it's called this week hasn't even gone to air yet.

Maybe you should wait until they actually start telling fibs first? Or have you already passed judgement on the channel before it actually starts?

Very narrow minded old bean.

[romanP]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

How do you know it will be outright lies Icey? The 'Fox North' or whatever it's called this week hasn't even gone to air yet.

Maybe you should wait until they actually start telling fibs first? Or have you already passed judgement on the channel before it actually starts?

Very narrow minded old bean.

Well, you've certainly passed judgement on me without me even having said anything about anyone actually involved in the act of lying. I'll just leave you with that to suck on.