-Tuesday, Jul 12, 2011 No Comments
Since my last post I have completed and released three reviews.
One review concerned a complaint that a story had not been updated following an Israeli army investigation that concluded a Palestinian woman had died under different circumstances than originally reported. I did not find a violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices, but concluded there was room for improvement in updating the story without compromising programming standards.
A second review concerned a complaint that CBC Television did not include a cautionary notice from the federal auditor-general about a leaked version of a report from her office about G20 expenditures. I did not find a violation of standards and practices but concluded there was room for improvement in including the information.
A third review concerned a complaint there was a conflict of interest involving a journalist whose brother was a candidate in the federal election. I did not find a violation of standards and practices but concluded CBC needed to refine its policy in this area.
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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