Monologue: Israeli Military Censor Will Oversee New CBC Bureau (Podcast)
Five new bureaus and same old contradictions
This week on The North State, I explain the overwhelming negatives of CBC's announcement of five new bureaus. RSS feed here. Apple Podcasts link here.
When CBC announced it would establish five new international bureaus, initial reactions were positive. In a time of waning international coverage by Canadian news organizations, new bureaus to establish reporting closer to the issues are good news for the journalism industry. But when examined closer, serious cracks reveal themselves. No update on the contentious end of CBC's Beijing bureau in 2022, a vague gesture to cover an entire continent and, most harrowing, establishing a bureau in Jerusalem. All international news media in Israel must agree to abide by military censorship, which has increased dramatically since their recent attacks on Iran and since they began their genocide in October of 2023. In a monologue, Scott examines how this and absolutely no reckoning with Israel's violence against their colleagues betrays CBC's actual priorities.
Sources and Further Reading
CBC/Radio-Canada Expands International News Including Five New Bureaus to be Launched Around the World - CBC Media Centre
CBC to reopen Jerusalem and Beijing bureaus amid world news expansion - CBC News
CBC/Radio-Canada to expand news division with five new international bureaus - The Canadian Press via CityNews
Canada’s foreign correspondents are almost extinct - The Hub
CRTC bans Russian state-controlled TV channels RT, RT France from Canadian airwaves - CBC News
Russia closing CBC's Moscow bureau in retaliation for Canada banning Russian state TV - CBC News
With no word on visas, Canada’s CBC closes China bureau - Associated Press
CBC shutting down its China news bureau - CBC News
Why CBC News will close its China bureau - CBC News
On covering one of the most divisive stories in years - CBC News
How international news outlets report under Israel’s military censor during wartime - CNN
CNN Runs Gaza Coverage Past Jerusalem Team Operating Under Shadow of IDF Censor - The Intercept
UN Security Council Resolution Condemning Israel's Unification of East and West Jerusalem
US embassy opens in Jerusalem amid lockdown - Al Jazeera
How Israel’s Unprecedented Killing of Palestinian Journalists in Gaza Makes Accountability Reporting Almost Impossible - Global Investigative Journalism Network
