Ombudsman Denies Anti-Israel Disinformation on Radio Program Constitutes Violation of CBC Standards
CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler has denied that two of Carol Off’s radio interviews in May 2021, covering the war between Hamas and Israel on her former program, As it Happens, constituted a violation of CBC Journalistic Standards and Practices. The complaint made by HonestReporting Canada subscriber Murray Teitel, took Carol Off to task for two […]
Success! Ombudsman Upholds Complaints About Problematic CBC Coverage of Israel-Hamas War
HonestReporting Canada is pleased to share that subsequent to a number of problematic reports broadcast on various CBC News programs last Spring during Hamas’ war against Israel, and thanks to direct action taken by HRC, our subscribers, and the public at large, our public broadcaster’s ombudsman has upheld our concerns in a number of areas. […]
CBC’s Carol Off Acts as Hamas Apologist and Badgers Policy Adviser to Israeli Foreign Ministry
On May 18, CBC As It Happens Anchor Carol Off interviewed Michael Freeman, a policy adviser to Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in what can only be described as a hostile interview where Mr. Freeman was on the receiving end of Ms. Off’s relentless badgering. Off is well known for her anti-Israel bias and who […]
CBC Host Carol Off Tacitly Justifies Palestinian Rock Throwing as Legitimate Resistance
HonestReporting Canada was concerned with a May 12 broadcast on CBC As It Happens, where Anchor Carol Off interviewed Daniel Rahamim, a resident of Nahal Oz which is situated near the Israeli border with Gaza, to talk about recent hostilities. Listen to the full interview below. While it’s certainly a positive to hear the CBC […]
CBC Fawns Over Dead Palestinian Leader Saeb Erekat
With news that longtime Palestinian leader and former chief negotiator Saeb Erekat had passed away, CBC News devoted considerable coverage which ostensibly fawned over Erekat and ignored his anti-peace credentials. Erekat is best known for giving lip service to the cause of peace, for being duplicitous, and for engaging in the art of Palestinian double […]
CBC Host Carol Off Uses Corona Virus to Tacitly Criticize Israel
Carol Off, the host of CBC Radio’s “As It Happens” program, is known for her animus towards Israel. It was not surprising to see her show use the Coronva virus pandemic as a pretext to tacitly criticize the Jewish state. The March 19 broadcast of the program saw Off interview Dr. Tarek Loubani, a notorious […]