How Canada's elite - including our top journalists - are selling Mark Carney's militarization agenda
One of the posts that made waves on this subreddit recently was about whether CBC is propaganda or not.
I don't agree with the reactionary premise from which the accusations of propaganda are leveled at the CBC on the podcast that was linked in that post.
However, I also disagree with the "common sense" liberal position that CBC is nothing but objective journalism that exists to keep people informed.
As this video by independent Canadian leftist media organization The Breach shows, CBC and other major news organizations in this country do not simply neutrally relay facts - they do in fact use their platforms in order to uncritically promote certain political agendas.
For those who are unaware of the concept, this is a form of institutional bias: a system of rules, procedures, and standard practices within an organization or society that systematically advantages certain groups while disadvantaging others.
CBC acts as a form of propaganda by propagating myths that keep people supporting policies based on vibes rather than on an unbiased analysis and understanding of what these policies actually represent and who stands to gain or lose from them.