EXCLUSIVE: I worked at the CBC and my woke bosses killed real journalism
Former CBC employee Jason Unrau writes, "I've seen the CBC's culture of ideological conformity and censorship up close, and it would shock most Canadians."
Author: Jason Unrau
As a former CBC employee, I get where Travis Dhanraj is coming from with his resignation over "editorial imbalance" and "spin over substance." I've seen the CBC's culture of ideological conformity and censorship up close, and it would shock most Canadians.
From my experience working for the taxpayer-funded public broadcaster in Yellowknife and then Ottawa, I quickly understood that job security depended on adhering to the official narrative at the cost of truth-seeking.
When I tried to bring in voices skeptical of the prevailing narratives on climate change or Indigenous issues, my CBC bosses shut me down. Same deal in Ottawa — overbearing woke managers in our editorial meetings squashed any opposing views, so we ended up with the same old predictable, one-sided stories.