CBC holding back story, because of foreign pressure.

[Canuck E Stan]

CBC holds back Falun Gong film

The CBC postponed the airing of a documentary about the Falun Gong spiritual movement after receiving calls from the Chinese embassy expressing concern about the film's subject matter.

Peter Rowe, who wrote and directed the documentary, said a CBC executive called him late Tuesday afternoon to inform him the film would not air that evening. The executive also asked if Mr. Rowe could come to a meeting to discuss "re-editing" his documentary.

"It's rather surprising, because the film has been in production for about three years and was delivered to the CBC in March, so the authorities and the executives at the CBC signed off on the film quite some time ago," he said.

The CBC seems more concerned about offending the Chinese and ready to bend than PM Harper when it comes to issues with the Chinese.

Yet showing domestic political issues on the Fifth Estate doesn't seem to worry the CBC.

What gives?

[geoffrey]

The CBC management that made this decision should resign immediately. Actually, the head of the CBC needs to take responsibility and stop selling out to a communist agenda. The Board should be dismissed.

There must be ABSOLUTELY ZERO tolerance for this in a public broadcaster. My tax dollars must never fund the political agenda of China.

Showing factually empty pieces like Bowling for Columbine and endless anti-Bush shit flicks are fine apparently, but a well researched and produced documentary by a well respected journalist is sent back to be censored and editted so it doesn't offend the flipping Chinese?

If the CBC existed during the '30s, do we think they should have censored a documentary on the human rights violations against Jews and other groups for the fear of discouraging trade with Nazi Germany?

What is happening in China is a flithly display of human rights violation, religious motivated murder, torture and organ harvesting. This needs to be front page news. Especially for a country that is hosting an Olympics.

I've never been so disgusted at the journalistic integrity of the CBC. It has now proven to be way overly biased towards socialist and communist viewpoints, covering up genocide as not to be offensive under the pressure of foreign governments? It's time to cut the funding. I'm sure the Chinese government will pick up the tab.

[maldon_road]

The CBC management that made this decision should resign immediately. Actually, the head of the CBC needs to take responsibility and stop selling out to a communist agenda. The Board should be dismissed.

Here's an opportunity for the new President of the CBC to do a big time clean-up and rid the network of people who would kow-tow like this.

[Canuck E Stan]

What is happening in China is a flithly display of human rights violation, religious motivated murder, torture and organ harvesting. This needs to be front page news. Especially for a country that is hosting an Olympics.

I've never been so disgusted at the journalistic integrity of the CBC. It has now proven to be way overly biased towards socialist and communist viewpoints, covering up genocide as not to be offensive under the pressure of foreign governments? It's time to cut the funding. I'm sure the Chinese government will pick up the tab.

The Olympics may the reason the CBC is bending over to the Chinese.

The CBC may be fearing some sort of backlash from the Chinese when Olympic time comes....one of the CBC's big viewer draws.

[maldon_road]

The Olympics may the reason the CBC is bending over to the Chinese.

The CBC may be fearing some sort of backlash from the Chinese when Olympic time comes....one of the CBC's big viewer draws.

So CBC stands for the Chinese Broadcasting Corporation. But cheez it's already been on the CBC - in both English and French. Bit late for them to start dropping their drawers.

[Michael Bluth]

So CBC stands for the Chinese Broadcasting Corporation. But cheez it's already been on the CBC - in both English and French. Bit late for them to start dropping their drawers.

Start?

I'm in complete agreement with Geoff. There is no way a publicly funded broadcaster should be using tax dollars to fund the agenda of a foreign government.

[Topaz]

Speaking of the Olympics, one of the US Congressmen, was on Cnn the other day, and it seems China won't ALLOW Bibles to be brought in to the country when the Olympics are held. It doesn't matter what religion it is, they are banning them. So, when asked if the US gov't would allow their people to go to China , he said no, they wouldn't allow their athletics to go. So if US does ban their guys to go then what will Harper say to this? Besides that, how do people know they won't get sick over there from the air pollution and what they eat?

[maldon_road]

Speaking of the Olympics, one of the US Congressmen, was on Cnn the other day, and it seems China won't ALLOW Bibles to be brought in to the country when the Olympics are held. It doesn't matter what religion it is, they are banning them. So, when asked if the US gov't would allow their people to go to China , he said no, they wouldn't allow their athletics to go. So if US does ban their guys to go then what will Harper say to this? Besides that, how do people know they won't get sick over there from the air pollution and what they eat?

What is he suggesting? Legislation prohibiting the athletes from attending?

[Michael Hardner]

maldon_road - you might be too young to remember the widely boycotted olympics from 1980 and 1984. It's pretty easy, even in free countries, for governments to stop their teams from going. After all, governments provide a lot of funding to their olympians.

[Michael Hardner]

maldon_road - you might be too young to remember the widely boycotted olympics from 1980 and 1984. It's pretty easy, even in free countries, for governments to stop their teams from going. After all, governments provide a lot of funding to their olympians.

Also

I've never been so disgusted at the journalistic integrity of the CBC. It has now proven to be way overly biased towards socialist and communist viewpoints, covering up genocide as not to be offensive under the pressure of foreign governments? It's time to cut the funding. I'm sure the Chinese government will pick up the tab.

I'm pretty sure we can stop calling China communist. At this point, it's pretty much a one-party capitalist regime.

[maldon_road]

maldon_road - you might be too young to remember the widely boycotted olympics from 1980 and 1984. It's pretty easy, even in free countries, for governments to stop their teams from going. After all, governments provide a lot of funding to their olympians.

Different circumstances of course. As revolting as the decision about bibles is I don't think it will result in a boycott. More likely it will cause a fuss and PRC will back down.

[geoffrey]

I'm pretty sure we can stop calling China communist. At this point, it's pretty much a one-party capitalist regime.

Fine, replace communist in my post with brutual human rights violator.

[sharkman]

I don't know, wouldn't a capitalist regime allow bibles and not get freaked out over the dali lama? Just sayin'.

[Guest American Woman]

I couldn't believe China wouldn't allow Bibles to be brought in, and I was right (emphasis mine):

"The U.S. Olympic Committee received confirmation from Olympic officials Wednesday that there will be no restrictions on Bibles being brought into the Olympic village in Beijing next year.

USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel said the federation contacted the IOC about the news reports.

Seibel said the Beijing Organizing Committee never considered any ban on Bibles."

Link

[Moxie]

I don't know, wouldn't a capitalist regime allow bibles and not get freaked out over the dali lama? Just sayin'.

LOL I've been following a few bloqs and the government is really cracking down on "All" religions prior to the Olympics.

CBC---government sponsored Liberal Indoctornation, paid for by the taxpayer of course. Will this change?

Edited November 9, 2007 by Moxie

[guyser]

CBC--- paid for by the taxpayer of course. Will this change?

Not likely since the approval rating is consistently very high. Lost of cash generated there too.

[jbg]

CBC holds back Falun Gong film

The CBC seems more concerned about offending the Chinese and ready to bend than PM Harper when it comes to issues with the Chinese.

Yet showing domestic political issues on the Fifth Estate doesn't seem to worry the CBC.

What gives?

Political correctness.

Remember, this was the same CBC that wouldn't let the words "Jew" or "Israel" be posted on its now-defunct forums.

I speak from firsthand knowlege on this since I co-sourced, along with a realtor from Peterborough, ON, the article that ran in the National Post's March 10, 2004 edition (PDF available on PM request with e-mail address) regarding this policy that wound up, regretfully, shutting those forums down.

[jefferiah]

Not likely since the approval rating is consistently very high.

Are the ratings high too? You would think they would not need tax payer funding then.

[guyser]

Are the ratings high too? You would think they would not need tax payer funding then.

For some things yes. HNIC is one, Mosque is another.

But the funding CBC gets includes RDI, radio and all the mom and pop feeds to the netherlands, among others.

Newsworld is making money as are other divisions.

They get to serve places that otherwise might not get anything.

[jefferiah]

For some things yes. HNIC is one, Mosque is another.

HNIC....oh you mean the Mats Sundin show. That's what my brother calls it. Because if Sundin is on the bench when Antropov scores they will find someway to link it to Sundin.

You think Mosque would survive if CBC were private then?

[guyser]

You think Mosque would survive if CBC were private then?

Sure why not?

And if they manage to sell the show outside of the country , the dollars are huge.

[geoffrey]

HNIC....oh you mean the Mats Sundin show. That's what my brother calls it. Because if Sundin is on the bench when Antropov scores they will find someway to link it to Sundin.

How I hate CBC's coverage of Eastern Conference games.

And yes, Mosque would be around if it were private, it is a profitable show.