Star columnist Martin Knelman says the CBC has lost its mojo. Here is an excerpt:"The main problem is not what shows have been developed but what has been whittled away. Where are the dramas and ambitious series that tell stories about our history? . . .
Even worse is the marginalization of current affairs programming, which for decades was one of the CBC’s strengths. The fifth estate has managed to stay on the air, though with fewer episodes; however, it would be a wild exaggeration to say the program is being nourished and supported.
If there is one essential role a public broadcaster must play, it is to dominate news coverage. But a recent attempt to spruce up The National has flopped, and CBC continues to lag seriously behind CTV News in attracting viewers."
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