-Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 No Comments
Since my last post I have completed five reviews and released their findings. Three more have been launched as a result of public complaints.
The first review involved a complaint about the fairness of a CBC.ca and CBC Radio North by Northwest interview segment on the Komagata Maru incident was neither fair nor balanced. While I did not find a violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices, I found there was room for improvement in the line of inquiry.
The second review concerned a complaint that a CBC Radio As It Happens segment on Canadian convicted terrorist Omar Khadr was biased. I did not find a violation of policy.
The third review involved the accuracy of a CBC Montreal report that asserted it was illegal to sell electronic cigarettes containing nicotine. I concluded there was a mild violation of policy.
The fourth review followed a complaint about the accuracy of a CBC.ca report on an anti-abortion activist who had received the Queen's Jubilee medal. I did not find a violation of policy.
The fifth review involved a complaint that CBC's coverage of the Gaza violence was not balanced. I concluded there had not been a policy violation.
Three reviews are under way. One involves a CBC.ca report on underage drinking in restaurants, another involves a CBC Television documentary on The National by contributor Alexandre Trudeau, and a third concerns CBC Television coverage of the Gaza violence.
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.
Esther Enkin
Ombudsman
CBC
P.O. Box Station A
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1E6
Phone: (416) 205-2978
Fax: (416) 205-2825
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