🟢 Juno Jump Start: CBC orders reporters not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’ in leaked memo

Internal guidance for the attack’s 25th anniversary tells journalists to attribute the term “terrorism” rather than use it independently.

LEAKED: CBC instructs reporters not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’

CBC journalists have been instructed not to independently describe the Sept. 11 attacks as “terrorist attacks” ahead of the 25th anniversary, with the broadcaster instead favouring attribution when using terms such as “terrorist” or “terrorism.”

The policy mirrors CBC guidance followin…