CBC underage drinking story broke reporting standards - Ombudsman

TORONTO - CBC News violated its journalism codes when it enlisted minors to break the law for a story on purchasing alcohol underage at Vancouver restaurants says Kirk LaPointe, CBC Ombudsman. The ruling highlights concerns how in the age of social media stories can take on a life of their own. LaPointe found that while the issue of underage drinking is important “more could have been done to minimize the potential harm of CBC’s technique without sacrificing the objective of its journalism.” He was responding to a complaint regarding a November 16, 2012 CBC.ca story about how some Vancouver minors...