Canada’s broadcast regulator spoke out following a report that a Bell Media exec tried to meddle with CTV journalism
A “disturbing” report about journalistic meddling prompted Canada’s broadcasting regulator to issue a sharply worded reminder Wednesday of Bell Media’s statutory duty to let its CTV reporters work free of interference.
Before day’s end, that same report had prompted an apology from the reported meddler in question: Bell Media president Kevin Crull.
In a story citing unnamed sources, the Globe and Mail said Crull intervened in how journalists reported a major regulatory decision last week — a decision that did not go the way the corporation might have hoped.
Peter Akman – CTV News – March 25, 2015