CBC tells journalists not to call 9/11 ‘terrorist attacks’ in internal guidance

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on Thursday defended an internal memo directing its reporters and editors to refrain from describing the Sept.

11, 2001, attacks as "terrorist attacks," telling Fox News Digital the guidance reflected its longstanding practice of attributing terms it considers politically and emotionally loaded.

"It is the practice of the CBC to exercise extreme caution before using the words ‘terrorist’ and ‘terrorism,'" CBC Public Affairs Director Kerry Kelly said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

" The memo was a reminder of the longstanding practice that favours the use of these terms with attribution in our reporting." The memo was authored by Basem Boshra, CBC News' senior director of journalistic standards and public trust, and surfaced ahead of the attacks' 25th anniversary.

The directive was first reported by Toronto Sun columnist Warren Kinsella, who said it was addressed to CBC News staff.

"Do not refer to the Sept.

11 attacks as terrorist attacks," the memo said.

SMITHSONIAN-LINKED MUSEUM IN EL-SAYED’S BACKYARD PUTS AMERICA’S POST-9/11 RESPONSE ON TRIAL The memo instead described the events as hijackings that led to passenger jet crashes in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and Manhattan.

It also said the World Trade Center was destroyed.

New York City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino condemned the guidance in a statement to Fox News Digital , accusing the broadcaster of disregarding the victims of the attacks and deliberately undermining the historical record.

"The CBC guidance is frankly outrageous and insulting, but it stands as a stark warning for what happens when you allow institutions of public trust to be taken over by leftists and foreign interests," Paladino said.

"This is not merely a callous disregard for the memory of those who perished on 9/11, it is a deliberate effort to undermine the fundamental truth of what happened that day in direct service to Islamism, as Europe, Canada, and the United States become increasingly overwhelmed by Islamist politics.

We must not tolerate it any longer and dedicate ourselves to fighting this poison with every tool we have available before it’s too late," she continued.

I LOST MY WIFE ON 9/11.