CBC Language Policy Change on 9/11
The Pure Report account · 5 sources · as of Aug 29, 18:46 UTC
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sent a memo to its reporters and editors instructing them not to refer to the September 11, 2001, attack on America as a 'terrorist attack.' This directive was first reported by Toronto Sun columnist Warren Kinsella. The memo, authored by Basem Boshra, CBC News’ senior director of journalistic standards and public trust, stated, 'Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.' It described the events as hijackings that led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and Manhattan, and noted that the World Trade Center was destroyed.
What we know
- The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced an internal policy change explaining why it had previously instructed reporters and editors to refrain from describing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as 'terrorist attacks.'
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“The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced an internal policy change Friday, explaining why it had previously told reporters and editors to refrain from describing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as 'terrorist attacks.'” — verbatim from New York Post · article - The memo stated, 'Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks.'
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“'Do not refer to the Sept. 11 attacks as terrorist attacks,' the memo said.” — verbatim from New York Post · article - The memo described the events as hijackings that led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and Manhattan.
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“The memo instead described the events as hijackings that led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania and Manhattan.” — verbatim from New York Post · article - The World Trade Center was destroyed.
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“It also said the World Trade Center was destroyed.” — verbatim from New York Post · article
How each side framed it · in their own words
Framing spectrum · 5 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): among the earliest were New York Post and Daily Wire — stamps within 90 minutes.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | 1 | 1 | The Hill |
| Right | 4 | 5 | Breitbart, Daily Wire, Fox News, New York Post |
Report-by-report timeline · 6
Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.