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> Trusted Sources approved by Your Friend, The Government This. From the C-18 bill: Requires the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (
by olalonde 3y ago
> Trusted Sources approved by Your Friend, The Government
This. From the C-18 bill:
Requires the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (the “Commission”) to maintain a list of digital news intermediaries in respect of which the enactment applies.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoIt's not arbitrary. Any organization which meets fairly transparent requirements must be on the list.
- Georgelemental 3y ago> is either a member of a recognized journalistic association and follows the code of ethics of a recognized journalistic association or has its own code of ethics whose standards of professional conduct require adherence to the recognized processes and principles of the journalism profession, including fairness, independence and rigour in reporting news and handling sources; or Doesn't sound transparent to me. What does "fairness" mean? "Independent" of whom? "Recognized" by whom?
- olalonde 3y agoThat's in theory. In practice, it's the same CRTC that shutdown a right-wing radio station in Quebec for saying "offensive and insulting remarks"[0] and that recently considered banning Fox News from Canada[1]. It's hard to believe that they are really objective and impartial. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHOI-FM#Dispute_with_the_CRTC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHOI-FM#Dispute_with_the_CRTC [1] https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/crtc-delays-decision-on-fox-news-ban https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/crtc-delays-decision-...