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[Occhidiangela]

Good God.  If CNN is 'leftist', then God knows what Americans must think of the CBC... :rolleyes:  But, fair enough - you'd know better than I what perceptions are like in the good ol' U.S. of A.
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BBC and CBC both have at the least a germ of British and Canadian agendas -- which they should, considering where their founding principles come from. If Canada is in the main a bit more Urban Liberal than America, it should not be a surprise to any American or Canadian that BBC would be perceived as "more liberal" or even more "anti American" than a given American based news organ.

If you do not understand the difference between the left of center editorial slant of most American news organs (the National Review is NOT a typical bit of "journalism" in this country) then I can't help you much. I can offer this tidbit as an observation, however.

It is imbedded in the assumption of the press as a watchdog, almost as an advocate of anything antigovernment, that it will be at best neutral, and at worst rabidly anti establishment, as a balance to the various official proclamation. Since Watergate, where the "gentleman's club" relationship with the leadership was dispensed with, and the advent of 24/7 cable news courtesy of Ted Turner, there has been a significant, deliberate anti conservative slant that has more to do with who is running the news organs than any objective, professional journalistic ethos would tolerate.

Why? I don't have all the answers to that, but it's what I have seen. The polarization of news organs will, I suspect, get worse, not better, over time, as the Information age grows and the use of information (which includes the weapons of the news media) continues to be a tool of policy.

Occhi