Canada updates media policy on September 11
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has introduced a new policy regarding the use of the term "terrorism" to describe the September 11, 2001 attacks, where they no longer require attributions to a specific source in their guidelines, aiming to present the events more transparently. This amendment was made ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks and sparked widespread criticism, particularly from American officials, including the FBI director, who called it an insult to the victims' lives, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, as well as the leader of the Canadian opposition, who considered it a distortion of history. The standards director clarified that the change aims to achieve greater clarity in coverage, and that the organization has not denied that the September 11 events were a terrorist attack. The adjustments are intended to help better understand the motives and reasons behind the attacks while remaining committed to accurate sourcing.
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