{"id":2063887,"date":"2023-10-11T17:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T21:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-broadcasting-corp-sends-memo-telling-reporters-to-not-call-hamas-terrorists\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T17:54:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T21:54:34","slug":"canadian-broadcasting-corp-sends-memo-telling-reporters-to-not-call-hamas-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-broadcasting-corp-sends-memo-telling-reporters-to-not-call-hamas-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC instructs reporters not to refer to Hamas as &#8216;terrorists&#8217; in memo."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanadian-broadcasting-corp-sends-memo-telling-reporters-to-not-call-hamas-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2063887&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L)A member of \u2063Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of the Palestinian Hamas group, takes part in a parade in Gaza\u2063 City. (Photo \u200cby MAHMUD HAMS\/AFP via Getty Images) \/ (R) \u200bCBC CEO Catherine Tait. (Photo by Unique Nicole\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke \u200dMallory<\/a><br \/>2:43 PM \u2013 Wednesday, October 11, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Recent\u200b leaked emails revealed the strict guidelines imposed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on its\u200c reporters when using the term &#8220;terrorist&#8221; \u2064in \u2064relation \u200dto \u2063Israel&#8217;s conflict\u200b with Hamas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Do not refer to militants, soldiers, or anyone else as &#8216;terrorists.&#8217; The notion of terrorism remains heavily politicized\u2064 and is part of the story,&#8221; emphasized CBC&#8217;s director of journalistic standards, George Achi, in an email to employees on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The CBC executive instructed writers to \u2063ensure that readers and\u200c viewers understood that the use of the \u200cterm \u200c&#8221;terrorist&#8221;\u2062 was an expression of &#8220;opinion, not fact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Even when quoting\/clipping a \u200bgovernment or a source referring to fighters as &#8216;terrorists,&#8217; we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The American organization \u2063&#8221;Stop Antisemitism&#8221; first shared \u2062the leaked email on X (formerly known as Twitter).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a0\ufe0f Hamas terrorists shoot the dog, break into \u2063the Jewish family\u2019s home, drink their \u200djuice, and then set the house on fire.<\/p>\n<p>Evil barbarians. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xj0LoJk49y\">pic.twitter.com\/xj0LoJk49y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1711558998820782553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The email also discouraged journalists from declaring\u200d that 2005 marked\u200c &#8220;the end&#8221; of Israel&#8217;s occupation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Please do not describe 2005 as &#8216;the end of the\u200d occupation&#8217;\u2063 as Israel has maintained control over airspace, seafront, and virtually all movement into or out of the area,&#8221; the \u2064email \u200cread. &#8220;Our description should be fact-based, referring to the end\u2064 of permanent Israeli military presence \u2062on the\u2062 ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A CBC official confirmed the authenticity of\u200c the internal \u200bemail to press sources, stating that the CBC&#8217;s approach aligns with that of other reputable \u2062news organizations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;CBC News attributes the\u2063 words &#8216;terrorist&#8217; and &#8216;terrorism&#8217; to\u200c authorities, politicians, and other officials who use these terms. There is no\u2063 ban on these words. However, we ourselves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-broadcasting-corp-sends-memo-telling-reporters-to-not-call-hamas-terrorists\/\" title=\"CBC instructs reporters not to refer to Hamas as 'terrorists' in memo.\">avoid\u200b declaring specific groups terrorists<\/a>, in line\u200b with the policies of many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-paxtons-impeachment-trial-attorney-tony-buzbee-complains-about-facial-tan\/\" title=\"Tony Buzbee, attorney for Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, criticizes facial tan.\">reputable news organizations<\/a> and agencies around the world,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The focus of our news\u2062 coverage is on describing \u200bexactly what happened \u2063in detail, as we have with all that has transpired this weekend. Our approach has been consistent \u2063and ensured CBC&#8217;s journalism over decades of conflict in the Middle East lives up to our commitment to accuracy, balance, and fairness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the unexpected attack\u200d on Israel, Jewish activists have criticized media sources for referring to Hamas as &#8220;militants&#8221; or &#8220;soldiers&#8221; instead of terrorists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Soldiers don&#8217;t kidnap little toddlers. They don&#8217;t kidnap grandmothers. They don&#8217;t go around neighborhoods just firing indiscriminately into homes\u200b or\u2064 setting fire to the bomb shelters to force people to come out so they can murder them \u2064on the spot,&#8221; said Rabbi Abraham Cooper.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jonathan \u2063Greenblatt,\u2063 the CEO of the \u200cAnti-Defamation\u2064 League, has also strongly criticized media coverage,\u2064 including MSNBC, for adopting language that sympathizes with Hamas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;I must say, I love this show, and I love this network. But I&#8217;ve got to\u200c ask, who&#8217;s writing the\u200b scripts? \u200cHamas,\u2062 the people who did this, they are not fighters. &#8230; They are not \u2064militants. I&#8217;m looking right at the camera: They are terrorists. It is a barbarian who rapes and\u2062 brutalizes women, who kills children in \u200bfront of their parents and then brings them over to Gaza,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u200d news blasts directly to\u200c your inbox for \u2064free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In \u2063the second part of an exclusive interview, one Jewish advocate explains how Hamas&#8217; conflict with Israel differs from Russia&#8217;s war with Ukraine. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As indiscriminate rockets target both Israeli and Arab citizens, the IDF is preparing \u200cto enter Gaza\u2062 in response.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Representative Michael\u2064 McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,\u200c reveals the \u2062potential \u2063consequences of President Biden&#8217;s\u2064 foreign\u200c policy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Despite claiming unwavering support for Israel, President Biden faces \u200dcriticism as Hamas terrorists continue to launch rockets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Samsung reports a\u200b smaller-than-expected 78% drop in preliminary \u2062third-quarter profit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The EU&#8217;s industry chief \u2063demands that Meta \u200cprovide information on\u200c measures taken to combat disinformation on its platforms within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>EU antitrust regulators seek input from Microsoft&#8217;s users and rivals\u200b on whether Bing should comply with new stringent tech \u2062rules.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares\u200d of\u2062 Arm Holdings rise 3% following a wave of positive ratings from Wall Street analysts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why do some Jewish activists and organizations \u200dcriticize CBC&#8217;s guidelines on labeling Hamas as \u2063terrorists?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: CBC&#8217;s Guidelines on the Use of the\u200d Term &#8220;Terrorist&#8221; in Coverage of Israel-Hamas Conflict Spark Controversy<\/p>\n<p>Introduction<\/p>\n<p>Recently leaked\u2064 internal emails from the Canadian Broadcasting\u2064 Corporation (CBC) have shed light on the\u200c stringent guidelines imposed on its reporters when referring \u200bto the conflict\u200d between Israel and Hamas. The emails reveal that the CBC instructs its journalists \u2063to exercise caution when using the\u200d term &#8220;terrorist&#8221; in relation\u200c to\u2062 Hamas. This directive has sparked criticism from Jewish activists and other organizations who argue that Hamas \u200bshould be labeled as terrorists due to their violent actions. This article will explore the controversy surrounding the CBC&#8217;s guidelines and the arguments\u2062 presented by both sides.<\/p>\n<p>CBC&#8217;s Guidelines on the Use \u200cof the Term &#8220;Terrorist&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the leaked emails, CBC&#8217;s director of journalistic standards, George Achi, emphasized that the term &#8220;terrorist&#8221; is highly politicized and \u2064should be treated as an expression of opinion, rather than a fact. These guidelines \u2063direct writers\u200b to ensure that the audience understands that\u200d the \u2062use of \u200dthe term \u200d&#8221;terrorist&#8221;\u200b is subjective and \u200cshould \u2063be presented within a broader context.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the \u200demails also discourage journalists from \u2064using language\u2063 that implies the end\u2064 of Israel&#8217;s occupation\u2064 in 2005. Instead, \u2062the focus \u200bshould be on factual \u2064reporting regarding the end of permanent \u200bIsraeli military presence on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>CBC&#8217;s Stance\u2064 and Public\u200c Reaction<\/p>\n<p>A CBC official confirmed the authenticity of the leaked email and claimed that \u2063this approach aligns with \u2064the guidelines followed by many reputable news organizations\u2062 worldwide. The spokesperson reiterated that CBC News attributes the words &#8220;terrorist&#8221;\u200c and &#8220;terrorism&#8221; to\u200c authorities, politicians, and \u200dofficials who \u200cuse these terms. However, the CBC \u200citself \u200drefrains from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/broadcasting-company-memo-leaks-instructions-for-journalists-who-are-covering-hamas\/\" title=\"Leaked Memo: Guidelines for Journalists Reporting on Hamas\">labeling specific groups<\/a> as terrorists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent leaked emails revealed that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation&#8217;s CEO, Catherine Tait, was involved in a parade in Gaza City with a member of the Palestinian Hamas group&#8217;s military wing, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2063888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2063887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2063887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2063887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2063888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2063887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2063887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2063887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}