Latest from Brodie Fenlon
EDITOR'S BLOG
What's real? How CBC News verifies video and images
The CBC News promise of accuracy means we must work hard to verify the “who, what, where and when” of any content we didn’t capture ourselves.
EDITOR'S BLOG
Climate journalism remains a top priority for CBC News
Today, there is no less urgency for the need to cover the story of climate and our changing planet. We seem to reel from one climate-related crisis to another, writes Brodie Fenlon.
EDITOR'S BLOG
Why CBC News follows the U.S. presidential election
CBC News has a unique ability to watch the upcoming U.S. election from a distance and provide you with an outsider’s perspective and the Canadian context you won’t find in U.S. media coverage.
Editor's Blog
On the Middle East, public trust and the meaning of impartiality
Impartiality is attached to the journalism we produce and how we produce it. When a CBC journalist is assigned to report on something, their story has not been pre-written or preordained but is approached with fairness and an open mind.
EDITOR'S BLOG
CBC News launches local news streaming channels, radio streams
For CBC News, local service means being in the community. But it also means being present on the platforms and devices that an increasing number of people use to access news and information. That’s why today we announced the official launch of two new local news streaming channels, along with plans to launch another 12 free local streams within a year.
On covering one of the most divisive stories in years
CBC is a microcosm of the world we're covering and the public we serve, and the Israel-Hamas war is one of the most divisive stories we've covered in years. A recent article called that coverage into question. CBC's general manager and editor in chief, Brodie Fenlon, responds.
Editor's Note
How, when and why CBC News investigates claims of Indigenous identity
Reporting on stories of false Indigeneity is in the public interest because, experts say, failing to challenge false narratives is contrary to the principles of truth and reconciliation. But the bar for reporting on these stories is high. CBC's editor in chief Brodie Fenlon explains the careful considerations that CBC weighs before stories ever get to air or online.
Editor's Note
How CBC News uses the words 'terrorist,' 'terrorism'
Editor in chief Brodie Fenlon responds to complaints to CBC News regarding the use of the words "terrorist" and "terrorism" in coverage following the attacks by Hamas in southern Israel.
Editor's Note
Even in a democracy like Canada, journalists often face efforts to keep information from the public
News organizations in this country devote time and money in court challenging publication bans, secret trials and lack of access to information while under financial duress and cutting back wherever they can.
EDITOR'S NOTE
Canadian news is starting to vanish from Instagram. Google is next. Here's how to find CBC as that happens
Some readers are getting a preview of what social media and search engines will look like without Canadian news as tech companies make good on threats to eliminate it from platforms following federal legislation. We’re providing a list of other sources of CBC News to help you find our journalism and make it as easily accessible as possible