Ombud Rebukes CBC for Interview Accusing Israel of Using Chemical Weapons on Palestinian Children
In a landmark ruling, CBC Ombudsman Esther Enkin upheld HonestReporting Canada and its members concerns finding that CBC’s April 26 airing of accusations claiming Israel used chemical weapons on Palestinian children, did not live up to the CBC’s journalistic standards. The CBC Ombudsman’s June 4 review was launched to arbitrate HonestReporting Canada subscribers Richard Blaquiere, […]
CBC Defends Airing Unsubstantiated Allegation Claiming Israel used Chemical Weapons on Palestinian Children
We recently alerted you to how CBC Radio’s “Information Morning Fredericton” program elected to air an unsubstantiated allegation by anti-Israel activist Tracy Glynn claiming Israel intentionally used chemical weapons on Palestinian children in Gaza in the 2008-09 war with Hamas. As we pointed out in our alert: “… mentioning ‘chemical weapons’ that Gazan children ‘survived’ certainly conjures […]
CBC Airs Unsubstantiated Allegation Claiming Israel used Chemical Weapons on Palestinian Children
You need only look at the unfolding situation in Syria to understand how allegations of chemical weapons use by Assad’s henchmen (and now by Syrian rebels) are taken seriously and met with worldwide consternation. With this in mind, consider how on April 26, CBC Radio’s “Information Morning Fredericton” program elected to air an unsubstantiated allegation […]