Thursday, October 21, 2010

Kirk LaPointe named CBC ombudsman

Veteran journalist Kirk LaPointe,(pictured) who has worked at some of Canada's top news organizations, has been appointed the CBC's new ombudsman, the public broadcaster announced on Thursday. LaPointe, most recently managing editor of the Vancouver Sun and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, will succeed outgoing ombudsman Vince Carlin. Appointed for a five-year term, the CBC's ombudsman is an independent entity within the public broadcaster charged with investigating complaints and representing audience members concerned about the quality of CBC's journalism. The ombudsman reports directly to CBC's president.

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