CounterSpin (TV series)
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- The correct title of this article is counterSpin. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
counterSpin was a Canadian television program, which aired on CBC Newsworld from 1998 to 2004. The show's title is properly spelled with a lowercase c and a capital S.
counterSpin was a daily panel debate show, in which guests on both sides of a political or cultural issue would debate the issue in front of a studio audience. The show also included news reports which tried to examine the day's issue in more depth than a typical newscast.
The show was an independent production created by executive producer Paul Jay, also a documentary filmmaker (Wrestling with Shadows, Return to Kandahar). Jay went onto become the founding chair of Independent World Television.
The show's host in the first season was Avi Lewis. He then left the show to concentrate on other projects, and was replaced by Sharon Lewis (no relation) for one season. Sharon Lewis then went to the CBC's main network to host ZeD, and was replaced by Carol Off.
In 2004, the CBC announced that the series would not be renewed for the fall television season, and instead a new program would be developed for its time slot. The new program, CBC News: The Hour, debuted on January 17, 2005, with George Stroumboulopoulos as its anchor.
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