Ever since the election part of my Thursday ritual has been to flip over to CBC Newsworld at about 9:25 to see if there is an "At Issue Panel". Well, there has been a lot a flipping and little staying because I haven't been able to find one in months. I finally got my fix last night. I know it is sad but I geniunely look forward to watching Andrew Coyne, Chantal Hebert and the weekly third-wheel take on the issues. As a point of fact this panel directly inspired me (along with the Satellite Hotstove on HNIC) to create the Meet the Suppressed panel podcast.
I wish the CBC would create a "At Issue Panel" page on their website with archives but until then you can watch last nights panel (for one day only) here. (RealPlayer req'd)
Comments (9)
How long until Coyne gets Sandra Buckler’s job?
Posted by Greg | April 14, 2006 9:56 AM
Posted on April 14, 2006 09:56
Right!? Not going to happen.
Posted by Greg Staples | April 14, 2006 10:49 AM
Posted on April 14, 2006 10:49
I stopped watching CBC along time ago I get my info from C-pac and mike duffy live and most talk radio like. rutherford and bill good on cknw,630 ched, and the one with aphrodite selles on it. I don’t listen to government subsidized tv. hope cbc goes awayand get a fox news canada. have david Frum run it.
Posted by Roy | April 14, 2006 11:21 AM
Posted on April 14, 2006 11:21
I love watching and listening to Andrew and Chantel also. I have a lot of respect for both of them. You can tell that they are actually thinking before they give an answer and point of view. At issue panel is the best thing about the CBC. I wish we could have a ‘McLachlan Group’ type program in Canada where we have intelligent discussion on political matters, and not the low-brow sensationalist reporting of the CTV’s ‘Question Period’ with the ditsy Jane Taber and her senile co-host Craig Oliver and not to mention all of their left leaning columnists..ie. Brian Laghi, Gloria Galloway et al.
Posted by Rav | April 14, 2006 10:49 PM
Posted on April 14, 2006 22:49
CBC news hasn’t been watched in our house in years. Even my 16 yr old daughter is aware of the bias. I’ve shown her a few examples on the net and with a quick explanation from me she gets it. Smart kid.
Posted by Bill in Calgary | April 14, 2006 11:01 PM
Posted on April 14, 2006 23:01
Love the At Issue Panel. Typically a very balanced discussion. Coyne and Hebert are strongest.
On the reporter side…Sorensen is strong, as is Paul Hunter. Boag really doesn’t say much of substance most of the time. And Neal McDonald is an embarassment.
Also fond of the field reporters…Arsenault and Brown are best.
Posted by Sean | April 14, 2006 11:25 PM
Posted on April 14, 2006 23:25
i thought ms. hebert looked a litle bit embarrassed having to explain about how accessable stephen harper and his ministers actually have been. she said pretty much the same on her column a week or two ago.
of course the cbc dude had to repeat the george bush thing three times , nothin new there . same tired worn out liberal shit.
Posted by john demerais | April 15, 2006 2:25 AM
Posted on April 15, 2006 02:25
“…cbc dude had to repeat the george bush thing three times…”
White House press conferences are similar to Clinton era.
They both called on each network type once, the AP, the UPI, the major papers and a wildcard or two.
What I do like about White House conferences is I can usually watch the whole thing, while CBC really only intends to show me 8 second clips.
I don’t quite get all the CBC whining… their reporter got to ask a question and her whining got played (repeatedly) too.
I attended a recent event and watched a lot of media scrums. Some were quite lengthy. Later I expected to see a lot of coverage on TV news and was surprised to see so little.
Posted by jim | April 15, 2006 11:52 AM
Posted on April 15, 2006 11:52
Someone tell Andrew Coyne that his Blog is badly missed. Maybe he got weary of it. Perhaps some idiots wrecked it (again) for everyone else?
Posted by jim | April 15, 2006 11:55 AM
Posted on April 15, 2006 11:55