Canada's CBC instructs staff not to call 9/11 a 'terrorist attack' in news coverage
After publishing: 3 headlines quietly rewritten3 changes
- winnipegfreepress.comseen 30 Aug, 20:58headline rewritten
CBC criticized for policy that says to not label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'After criticism, CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism' - brandonsun.comseen 31 Aug, 00:34headline rewritten
CBC criticized for policy that says to not label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'After criticism, CBC changes policy that said not to label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism' - jns.orgseen 1 Sept, 08:46headline rewritten
CBC ends mandate to cite sources when calling 9/11 terrorism'CBC' ends mandate to cite sources when calling 9/11 terrorism
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Thu, 27 August 2026
1 report- nypost.com18:13first to report
Fri, 28 August 2026
4 reports- wjactv.com16:03
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation told staff not to refer to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks as "terrorist attacks" in their news coverage without attribution.
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:47
KANADSKA radiotelevizija (CBC) poručila je zaposlenicima da napade 11. rujna ne nazivaju 'terorističkima' radi neutralnosti, što je izazvalo oštre kritike i optužbe za umanjivanje značaja događaja.
- winnipegfreepress.com19:43edited after publishing
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CBC criticized for policy that says to not label 9/11 attacks 'terrorism'OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada is changing its language policy to state that direct attribution will no longer be required when describing 9/11 as an act of "terrorism."
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- brandonsun.com28 Aug, 19:43their copy
- niagarafallsreview.ca22:00
Change came amid online uproar and after Canada's public safety minister called Sept. 11, 2001 events the "deadliest terrorist attack in history."
Sat, 29 August 2026
2 reports- The Hill01:22
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) walked back its move Friday to advise its journalists not to refer directly to Al Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the U.S. as an act of terrorism — guidance that garnered widespread criticism from political leaders. In an internal memo this week first reported by The Toronto Sun, CBC’s...
- Le Figaro (France)06:22
Cette controverse est née de la publication par des médias d’un message échangé en interne à CBC, où une consigne de ne pas utiliser le mot «terrorisme» pour qualifier le 11-Septembre était donnée.
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- jns.org08:25edited after publishing
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CBC ends mandate to cite sources when calling 9/11 terrorismThe Canadian network updated editorial guidelines after a leaked memo on Al-Qaeda sparked backlash ahead of the attack's 25th anniversary.