Canada Faces New Warning from FBI and Republicans Over CBC's 9/11 Coverage
Summary
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) told its journalists not to call the September 11, 2001 attacks "terrorism" in a memo, which has drawn criticism from U.S. Republicans and FBI Director Kash Patel. CBC says the rule is a long-standing editorial practice to avoid using the words "terrorist" and "terrorism" without careful attribution.Key Facts
- CBC instructed reporters not to directly call the 9/11 attacks "terrorist attacks."
- The memo was reported publicly shortly before the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
- FBI Director Kash Patel and several U.S. Republican politicians criticized CBC for this policy.
- CBC explained the practice is meant to avoid bias, as terms like "terrorism" carry strong political and emotional meaning.
- Canada’s government agencies do refer to 9/11 as terrorism, but CBC sets its own editorial rules independently.
- The controversy occurs amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada, though CBC says the policy is unrelated.
- Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre also condemned CBC’s approach.
- CBC’s editor-in-chief said the word "terrorist" is used only with careful attribution, not banned entirely.
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