-Tuesday, Apr 12, 2011 No Comments
Since my last blog entry I've released three reviews and agreed to conduct three others.
In the first review, I found the need for refinement of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices policy on point-of-view documentaries to give programmers the discretion to broadcast journalistically sound productions that have financing from advocacy groups. I did not consider it in the public interest to cite CBC for a violation of policy.
In the second review, I found no violation of standards and practices concerning CBC Television's handling of the income trust issue.
In the third review, I found a violation of standards and practices for not directly correcting a statement concerning a CBC Radio report on a Royal Society of Canada study on the health impact of oil sands development.
I have agreed to review a complaint on a CBC Radio program's reporting on nuclear reactor safety, a complaint on conflict-of-interest declarations by a CBC co-host, and a complaint on CBC's reporting on a provincial loan in Prince Edward Island to a company with a connection to a Liberal electoral candidate.
I intend to release another two or three reviews in the coming week and have 12 in the queue.
To make a public complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman, you can use our standard form by clicking here, or you can write to us at the address below.
Kirk LaPointe
Ombudsman
CBC
P.O. Box Station A
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E6
Phone: (416) 205-2978
Fax: (416) 205-2825
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