CBSC says NTV news report’s inaccurate dates breached CAB and RTDNA codes

OTTAWA — An April 2021 news report broadcast on CJON-DT (NTV in Newfoundland and Labrador) containing inaccurate dates regarding a murder and sentencing breached the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ (CAB) Code of Ethics and the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada’s (RTDNA) Code of Journalistic Ethics, according to a decision released today by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). The report titled “Parole Revoked”, which aired April 26, 2021 during the 6 p.m. NTV Evening Newshour broadcast, concerned a man whose day parole had been revoked due to his failing to disclose a personal relationship. It explained the man...