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If you are going to seperate out reporters in the field from editors behind the desk, then yes I agree that there are great differences in performance and motivation.
Teeps74 said:We are all agents of the crown, and when we have something good to say, we should say it. For too long we have stood back, and said nothing of our good works, while wondering why no one has noticed. Fact is, human beings are lazy by nature. They will not notice our good works unless we tell them. Just keep it to easily verifiable facts, and we can not go wrong (the truth and facts can sometimes be different, facts are much much safer then the truth).
We need to get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible. There's no way a few Canadian Soldiers can drag Afghanistan into the 21st century. The fact that Pakistan has kept in close contact with the Taliban for the whole time we've been over there just illustrates what they KNOW for sure, and what we also know, but won't yet admit. That is that if a huge force of fully equipped Russians couldn't control that place, even with all the firepower and the torture methods available, there's absolutely no way a few Canadians can do it, handcuffed as they are with by the friction of political correctness and bound by the Geneva Convention. They are merely providing target practice for the Taliban, and our "Allies" in NATO are perfectly happy to stand by and watch the scoreboard. It borders on criminality for our Defense Department to waste the lives of more of our soldiers in that hopelessly backward land. We might as well burn the money its costing us.
The CBC's shameless cheerleading for this conflict is particularily disgusting. The link between the Taliban and the Pakistani Government is the elephant in the room.
Posted by: dave | Apr 15, 07 06:41 PM
Greymatters said:Just in case you hadn't noticed, this forum is so popular for that exact reason with serving and retired CF members. We have no individual power to change how the media interprets us due to a government system that does not allow us to speak openly with the press *while serving), and a mistrust of the press based on decades of being treated poorly by the press.
But to come to the point, I find your current employment to be of interest, and would like to pose a few comments and seek your response:
1: Journalists have a history of success in gaining access to 'covert' sources inside every industry and organization when it comes to explaining difficult issues like economics, politics, or any other subject outside their realm of expertise. Why is it that journalists have no 'inside' sources in the military (or ex-military) they can access? They usually only go to PR spokespersons who, as you already stated, they know will not give them a complete answer.
2: When journalists don't understand high finance, or sunspot activity, or how a child adoption process works, they go to an expert and gain input. When the military does something they don't understand, they call it nefarious and demanding of accountability. Or they go to a civilian 'defence expert', who is usually just as clueless. How can this vast difference in approaches and bias not be obvious, when it is a pattern that is repeated over and over?
3: You claim that there is a balance in stories about the CF and the military. How so? Most articles across the entire media spectrum are negative. They focus on complaints about the military, or from soldiers in the military who have had bad experiences or committed criminal acts, or perceptions of the military and its actions by other organizations. The only time of the year when you see a prominent level of positive articles is during Remembrance Day - please provide an example of balanced reporting.
DAOD 2008 allows "In their official capacity, CF members and DND employees may agree to be interviewed by the media provided it is to speak about what they do." There is a wallet card available to every soldier, sailor, air man or women that sets out the policy and how it is actioned.Just in case you hadn't noticed, this forum is so popular for that exact reason with serving and retired CF members. We have no individual power to change how the media interprets us due to a government system that does not allow us to speak openly with the press *while serving),
That would be difficult to confirm, quantify and support.and a mistrust of the press based on decades of being treated poorly by the press.
it (PA) should be part of battle procedure, at least at the BG level or higher.
Towit;
Situation: Enemy
Situation: Friendly
Situation: Media
And etc.
I already have, thanks ;DGGboy said:But I'm sure wiser heads than mine have already figured this out.
PanaEng said:I'm all for hearing a NCM being interviewed, explaining what s/he does, in plain language (that's what most people understand) instead of some polished sr. officer with an academic vocabulary sounding pompous or arrogant.
Combat, lack of respect for institutions reflected in military charges: MacKay
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Disciplinary problems and lack of respect for institutions in society are reflected in a surge of charges against Canadian Forces members since the mission in Afghanistan began in 2002, Defence Minister Peter MacKay suggested Wednesday.
A CBCNews.ca investigation found that summary charges — those handled at the unit level and include accusations ranging from drunkenness to misconduct of a sexual nature — rose from 1,300 in 1998-99 to 2,100 in 2006-07. Some other serious charges, such as sexual assault, which are normally handled at a court martial, also rose during that period.
NL_engineer said:Well I just seen this on the news, and it fits well here:
PanaEng said:I'm all for hearing a NCM being interviewed, explaining what s/he does, in plain language (that's what most people understand)
NDP Proud of Ties to the CBC, while Pretending it is Impartial
Rather than even pretending that the CBC is a neutral and non-partisan Canadian news outlet, the NDP is promoting their by-election Candidates for their ties to the left-wing broadcaster. An NDP friend of mine forwarded an email to me he recently received soliciting donations to fund the three by elections which have been called. They email (pictured below) included the following text:
"Two popular CBC personalities are leading the charge: world-renowned aboriginal writer Tom King in Guelph and award winning host of CBC Radio Noon Anne Lagacé Dowson in Westmount--Ville-Marie."
They don't even have the shame to pretend that these journalists randomly came to be NDP supporters - they proudly announce their affiliation with the CBC as though this were an NDP credential.
However, if any conservative ever protests against the obvious biases in the CBC's reporting (e.g, Krista Erickson feeding questions to Pablo Rodriguez, quoting the Prime Minister and other Conservatives out of context, etc.), they feign outrage that we would dare to question the CBC's "impartiality."
It's time for the NDP and the other parties of the left to stop trying to simultaneously insist on the neutrality of the CBC while recruiting candidates there.
Almost half of CBC's 10,000 employees suffer from "high levels" of psychological distress related to their working conditions, according to a 2005 "wellness" survey of 4,630 staff obtained through the Access to Information Act.
The survey, which cost an estimated $100,000, asked employees questions related to psychological health, harassment, working conditions and job satisfaction.
The results describe a "troubled" working environment where 44% of staff displayed symptoms of high-level psychological distress. Nine out of 10 afflicted workers said it was related to their work. Those classified as distressed also took twice as many sick days.
Thucydides said:Meanwhile, left wing credentials are trotted out as a mark of approval for CBC employees. Try really really hard to continue claiming impartiality and lack of bias when CBC personalities come forward like this. (n.b., if two equally prominent CBC personalities were to come forward as Conservative candidates, that would not be an improvement; the institution is supposed to be impartial; you want to run for office or become a pundit; cut your ties to the CBC first!).
Dropkickjon said:It seems to me like you just answered your first question with that initial paragraph....
Teeps74 said:Is this karma at work? It would appear that all is not well with the much vaunted CBC.
CBC workers abused, threatened
...More at link above.
Funny, how that works.