The CBC has presented itself with an almost impossible task: Re-imagining the nightly newscast. I am not sure any nightly newscast can fix this, or reverse the trend even as I hope I am wrong. We see our role as a public broadcaster as trying to push the idea of a collective experience across the country. The new set even features a corner for mementos featuring an antique TV and former CBC anchor Knowlton Nash’s pre-hipster glasses. McGuire also noted that the format is entirely novel; it’s not based on any other nightly newscast.

Source: National Post November 05, 2017 23:15 UTC