CBC Ombudsman

Since my last blog post I have released two findings following public complaints about CBC news and information content. The first review involved a segment on CBC Radio's The Current on women in combat roles in the military. The complainant ...

Since my last post I have released two findings of reviews following public complaints about CBC news and information content. The first complaint involved CBC Television coverage of violence in the Gaza, in particular whether the content provided adequate background ...

Since my last post I have released a finding on a public complaint about a CBC.ca report.. The complaint involved a CBC Vancouver report seen on television, heard on radio and carried online in which CBC News enlisted teens aged ...

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 ...

Today CBC announced the appointment of Esther Enkin, the executive editor of CBC News, as its next Ombudsman for English Services. Her appointment is effective January 1, when I will leave the role and serve as an advisor to the ...

The annual report of the Office of the Ombudsman was presented today to the CBC Board of Directors. It is traditionally released following that presentation, along with the response from CBC News. The report summarizes the record 91 findings in ...

Since my last blog post two reviews have been conducted into public complaints about CBC news and information content. The first complaint involved radio and online coverage by CBC Edmonton of an attack on a student and of public comments ...

Since my last post I have released a review of a public complaint concerning the promotion of a new book by CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi. The complainant asserted that the promotion of the book, 1982, constituted a conflict of ...

Since my last post I have released four findings as a result of public complaints about news and information content at CBC. In the first review, I was asked to examine a complaint that CBC Television's The National had violated ...

Since my last blog post I have completed two reviews and released their findings. Three reviews are under way. The first review concerned a news agency story carried by CBC.ca. The complainant asserted that the story was inaccurate and needed ...