Pravda is state run,PBS CBC and BBC governent funded whats the difference?

[Swede]

Some people just can't see a difference.

[david_vincent]

1. PBS is government funded? HAHAHAHAAAHHAAAHHAAAAAA!!!

n/t

[HEyHEY]

2. I don't agree with a lot of this article but take a read

http://www.polemics.ca/archives/000024.html

I can't believe the post has a "CBC watch" blech

[liberalmuse]

3. Oh, but there IS a difference...

PRAVDA was run by a socialist dictatorship, but PBS, BBC and CBC are run with 'the people's' tax dollars and, in the case of PBS, voluntary public funding as well. Jesus.

[LibertyorDeath]

4. The Tax Payers of Canada pay for the CBC

It's got nothing to do with the f%$king government.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

5. The BBC, CBC, and ABC are run with people's tax...

dollars and must be fair by law!!! There is no comparison whatsoever! Our private media is more influenced by the state then these three!

[Maple]

6. There is state run television

and there is public television.

I know the distinction escapes some people...usually the types that go for slogans like 'you're either with us, or you're with the terrorists' but it's there nonetheless.

[Swede]

8. Someone (who shall remain nameless)

went to a college where professors there said there is no difference between state run and government funded. I strongly disagree.

[XNASA]

11. What school?

Bob Jones University?

Oh, you meant an "accredited" school. A&M?

[baldguy]

7. Editorial control.

With PBS, CBC and the BBC, there isn't one person or small group of people there to determine the type of views presented for broadcast.

Really, Pravada has more in common with Fox than anything else.

[HEyHEY]

9. Is Pravda even around anymore?

[Coyul]

10. Yeppers...

Pravda now is more of an enemy of the state than an arm of it...read it here, kinda like the Enquirer at times:

http://english.pravda.ru

[iverglas]

12. pravda = fox ...

"Pravda" is Russian for "truth".
"Isvestia" is Russian for "news".

Of course, old Russian saying:
"There's no truth in the news, and no news in the truth."

;)


The CBC is run at arm's length from the Cdn govt. Of course, when the govt controls its funding, that may get a little hypothetical. Funding problems, however, generally result more from a lack of govt commitment to Canadian cultural industries (and Liberal Party devotion to tax cuts, spending cuts and withdrawal from the delivery of services) than from an effort to control editorial content.


http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/htmen/policies/journalistic/preamble.htm

Journalistic Standards and Practices

1. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Freedom of the press is a cornerstone of our society, since freedom itself cannot flourish without the free flow and exchange of ideas, opinions and information. This is a principle central to democracy and vital to the defence of individual liberty. As broadcast journalism has become a powerful and influential part of the information media, it shares the freedom, but must also recognize the obligations that come with it.

The Corporation enjoys administrative and programming independence from political and governmental direction. This independence permits the Corporation to discharge the role assigned to it within the Canadian broadcasting system. The autonomy of the Corporation is assured through the authority conferred by Parliament upon its Board of Directors. The directors act as Parliament's "trustees" to define and to guard the public interest and to ensure the Corporation's mandate is fulfilled. This principle of the "arm's length" relationship between the CBC and government is critical to the Corporation's independence, particularly with respect to its journalistic activities. However, there is no autonomy without responsibility.

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