A few days ago, for the first time in my life, the CBC opened its airwaves to its critics, and I got to complain.
It happened in the unlikeliest of places, on a CBC radio show called Commotion, which the national public broadcaster describes as a place for “vibrant conversations” about “all things pop culture.”
The panel conversation, titled “Three Critics on the Future of the CBC,” was timely. Not only is the Trudeau government’s announcement about a new CBC mandate expected any day now, but an advisory panel is busy furiously studying how to modernize the broadcaster, and a new CEO has just been named.
"I think we [journalists] are the whiniest industry in the world.
We have a preachy tone that is, 'Woe is us. Oh my gosh. We're being so hurt. Oh, we're not safe.'
'It's a calling. It's not a job. We have a calling. I felt this, urge when I was 18 to just be drawn towards this… pic.twitter.com/LZcGmPt8j2
— Harrison Lowman (@harrisonlowman) November 18, 2024
