CBC News responds to Conservative fundraiser

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Friday, December 28, 2007

About a week ago, CBC News became aware of a Conservative party fundraising letter that was highly critical of our news operation, accusing us of systematic bias. Some news organizations carried a story about the letter.

Publisher John Cruickshank sets the record straight in an open letter to Doug Finley, the Conservative party official who sent the letter asking for contributions.


Dear Mr. Finley,

I have reviewed your pre-Christmas fundraising letter.

I write this public response to you because I believe that by its inaccuracy, innuendo, exaggeration and expressed malice towards hundreds of Canadian journalists you risk damaging not just your target, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, but also public faith in our political process.

I understand that a private association like the Conservative Party does not have the sort of transparent and reliable complaints process that we have at the CBC. That is regrettable....

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/editorsblog/2007/12/cbc_news_responds_to_conservat.html