Recent Reviews
Essay about impact of 9/11 on Middle East politics
This review concerns a CBC.ca essay on Middle East politics by CBC's Senior Washington correspondent. It found the essay fair but agreed with CBC News and the complainant it could have been labeled as "analysis" for the reader's benefit. ...Impending flotilla into Gaza Strip
This involved a complaint about a CBC Television report on an impending flotilla into the Gaza Strip. The review found that while the piece might have benefited from more background, it did not violate CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices. ...Interview with flotilla participant
This complaint arose from a June 24 segment on CBC Radio's Information Morning Nova Scotia about Israel and pending Canadian involvement in a Gaza Strip aid flotilla. The review found a policy violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices. ...Article about United Nations tribunal into killing of Lebanese PM
A complaint about information concerning the Mossad in a CBC.ca analysis questioning the ineffectiveness of a United Nations tribunal into the killing of the Lebanese prime minister. I did not find a violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices. ...Commentaries on The Fisheries Broadcast
A complaint that the public input segment on CBC Radio Newfoundland and Labrador's The Fisheries Broadcast was no longer using the complainant's commentary, and about remarks by its host. The review found no CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices violation. ...Our Commitment
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Four reviews released, new reviews under way
Since my last post I have released four reviews and started four others. All of the reviews concerned Middle East coverage. The first review involved a CBC.ca analysis by Neil Macdonald, CBC's Senior Washington Correspondent, on a United Nations tribunal ...New design, reviews released and under way
Our website has undergone a redesign with several changes in emphasis. Most important, the complaint forms and the findings (this Office's input and output) are more promimently displayed. It is easier, too, to comment on posts and findings. There are ...Two reviews released, others under way
Since my last post I have released two reviews and launched seven others. The first review concerned a September 5 report on CBC Television's The National on the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the economy of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. ...Annual report, management response, reviews released
This week at the CBC board of directors meeting in Montreal, the annual reports of the CBC and Radio-Canada ombudsmen were presented, along with the responses from the CBC and Radio-Canada news organizations. The CBC Ombudsman annual report reflects the ...Reviews released and under way
Since my last post I have released one finding from a review and agreed to conduct four other reviews. The new review involves a complaint about CBC Radio's The Current concerning the proposed revisions to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of ...Journalistic Standards and Practices
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