On September 11 , 2001 , several American broadcasters without their own news operations , including C-SPAN , carried the CBC 's coverage of the September 11 attacks in New York City and Washington , D.C . In the days after September 11 , C-SPAN carried CBC 's nightly newscast , '' The National '' , anchored by Peter Mansbridge . The quality of this coverage was recognised specifically by the Canadian Journalism Foundation ; editor-in-chief Tony Burman later accepted the Excellence in Journalism Award ( 2004 ) , for " rigorous professional practice , accuracy , originality and public accountability " , on behalf of the service
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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