-Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012 No Comments
Since my last post two findings have been released and one review has been launched.
The first finding involved a complaint about an interview on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition concerning a plant closure in Ontario. The complainant asserted the interview was biased, but I did not find a violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices. The interview subject had expertise and praised and criticized organized labour. CBC policy also permits perspectives to be presented over a reasonable time across its platforms.
The second finding involved a complaint that a commentator should not have been a guest on a CBC News Network program because of his views on the Middle East. He was misidentified as a CBC journalist in the broadcast and online, which was a violation of policy, but that was quickly corrected and the interview itself did not violate journalistic policy. The guest had expertise and his comments were not unfair.
I have agreed to conduct a review of a complaint about a report on CBC Television's The National concerning a report on tanning beds.
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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