From a report by the Jewish Tribune: The Jewish Defence League of Canada (JDL) will sue CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] for defamation, said the JDL’s leader, after the country’s most prominent news organization called it a terrorist group. “This is a part of a campaign of defamation against people who are on the right wing,” [...]
Posted on January 17, 2011, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under
Radio.
A tweeted correction from a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio show: Apologies to our listeners & to Tom Lehrer. We accidentally referred to him on todays show as *late & great*. Certainly great, but not late.less than a minute ago via webQuirks & Quarks CBCQuirks Thanks, Adrienne! Report an error
Posted on November 18, 2009, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under
Television.
The evening newscast of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation last night ran an image of the wrong Going Rogue Sarah Palin book. The book written by Sarah Palin is titled, Going Rogue: An American Life. Another book, written by two staffers at the Nation, is called, Going Rouge: Sarah Palin An American Nightmare. (Update Nov. 23: [...]
Posted on November 30, 2007, 8:00 am, by Craig Silverman, under
Television.
It’s not exactly the usual fare for us, but anything that involves a national public broadcaster, puppets, and an apology is simply irresistible. From a story in the Globe And Mail: CBC has learned the hard way not to mess with puppets, and yesterday officially apologized to Rusty the Rooster and Jerome the Giraffe. The [...]