Internal review finds Amanda Lang ‘met CBC’s journalistic standards’

Amanda Lang

The CBC says Amanda Lang abided by journalistic standards during her involvement in a 2013 story concerning the Royal Bank of Canada, CP reports.
CBC News Editor-in-Chief Jennifer McGuire sent a memo to staff on Thursday with the results of a review into Lang’s involvement in the story on RBC’s use of temporary foreign workers.
In early January, media website Canadaland alleged that Lang had a conflict of interest in the story and tried to “sabotage” it.
McGuire said the review was led by Jack Nagler, the CBC’s director of journalistic public accountability and engagement.

He looked at journalistic content, conduct, and an employee’s obligations to disclose any potential conflict of interest.

“This review re-affirmed that all of CBC’s journalism relating to the RBC temporary foreign workers story met CBC’s journalistic standards,” said the memo.
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CTV Atlantic broadcast interrupted with 48 seconds of pornographic footage

Some Nova Scotia residents had a rude awakening Monday morning when CTV accidentally aired pornography as the sun was coming up.
Barb Kaiser started her day with a 6 a.m. replay of the previous night’s CTV news. As she waited for the 6:30 a.m. local news to start, she was surprised to see a warning flash on screen advising that sexual nudity lay ahead. So imagine Kaiser’s surprise when a naked woman splayed across her screen.
According to the Chronicle Herald, “The title of the film was called Camp Girls and the opening scene showed a woman ‘exploring her body,’ Kaiser said.”

Nigel Wright, senators, MPs subpoenaed for Duffy trial, CBC says

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, senators and Conservative Members of Parliament have received subpoenas to testify at the trial of suspended Sen. Mike Duffy. The CBC quotes sources familiar with the Crown’s witness list as saying David van Hemmen, Wright’s former executive assistant, and Benjamin Perrin, who acted as the prime minister’s lawyer, have also been called to testify. Duffy, a former Conservative senator, faces 31 charges, including fraud, breach of trust and bribery. The last charge deals with a $90,000 cheque Duffy received from Wright to reimburse the Senate for challenged expense claims.
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Hill media fight over harassment policy, some say it could destroy Parliamentary Press Gallery

The Hill Times reports:
"A proposed bylaw to give the Parliamentary Press Gallery the power to officially handle complaints and recommend members of the Hill media be booted out for alleged personal or sexual harassment, serious misconduct, violence, threats of violence or intimidation, or a criminal offence, was shelved by the gallery’s executive last week for three months after it faced a sensational and nasty backlash from many gallery members on the Hill. 
"Some Hill reporters say the policy is needed, but others say it will destroy the institution of the Parliamentary Press Gallery because it would open up reporters to outside complaints and allegations of harassment from lobbyists, Cabinet ministers, MPs, and others who feel they were “harassed” by aggressive or persistent reporters."
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(This looks like one of those "inside Ottawa" issues. One is almost tempted to say, "Play nice, children!" -- Ed comment)

News Photographers Association of Canada announces nominations

National Post photojournalist Tyler Anderson is one of five photographers nominated for the 2014 Canadian Photojournalist of the Year award by the News Photographers Association of Canada.
He has also been nominated in the Picture Story Category for his picture story on trapper William Tozer, the inspiration for the protagonist in Joseph Boyden’s novel Through Black Spruce.
Anderson has previously won the top title twice and has been recognized with a National Newspaper Award.
Other nominees are Mark Blinch of Reuters, Nathan Denette of The Canadian Press, Michelle Siu, Independent, and Tim Smith of the Brandon Sun.
Link to their portfolios