CBC News “crossed the line” when covering Winnipeg mayoral candidate Glen Murray, says the CBC’s ombudsman.
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The publicly-funded network substituted opinions for facts when covering former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray’s failed bid to return to mayor’s seat last Oct. 26, says CBC Ombudsman Jack Nagler, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.“It is worth noting here that Mr. Murray, who had been leading in the polls taken in the weeks leading up to the election, ended up losing the race,” wrote Nagler.
He did not attribute the loss to negative coverage, but added: “There is one particular detail of CBC’s story that I felt crossed the line and was unfair.” Murray — now working as a consultant — is a former Winnipeg mayor who was also an Ontario cabinet minister during his tenure as a Liberal MPP from 2010 to 2017.
He became executive director of the environmental research group, Pembina Institute, in 2017. He failed to win the job as Winnipeg’s mayor in 2022.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
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