Ombudsman Says CBC Failed to Meet Journalistic Standards in Headline Citing Race

Ombudsman Says CBC Failed to Meet Journalistic Standards in Headline Citing Race
People walk toward the CBC building in Toronto in a file photo. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
Amanda Brown
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An ombudsman’s ruling on a CBC report that labelled criminal suspects as “white” and “disgruntled,” has found it in violation of the public broadcaster’s journalism code.

The story implied that violent criminals in British Columbia were predominantly young, Caucasian, and characterized the offenders as angry, according to the ruling first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.