After criticism, Canada’s CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks ‘terrorism’
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OTTAWA (AP) — Canada’s public broadcaster said Friday it is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it.
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By: Fern Sidman As Canada prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the country’s public broadcaster has reignited a long-running debate over journalistic language, impartiality, and historical truth.
OTTAWA (AP) — Canada’s public broadcaster said Friday it is making an exception to its policy of not labeling specific attacks as terrorism for the 9/11 attacks after coming under fire over a memo restating it.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders.
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