I couldn't find the old thread and figured this might interest some people. It actually happened last week, but I didn't see it posted.
Anyway, the Canadian Broadcasting Standards Council concluded that CTV broke ethical codes by airing the false starts for the interview and agreed that the question was "confusing".
Quote:
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council found CTV Atlantic's 6 p.m. newscast was ``discourteous and inconsiderate'' when it ran the awkward false starts after the anchor promised Dion they wouldn't be broadcast.
It also found the question that was put to Dion ``confusing.''
The council said in its decision that the question was confusing to begin with, even to someone whose mother tongue is English.
And it took issue with the fact Murphy had agreed to Dion's request to restart, and then broadcast the entire exchange. It noted that restarts and out-takes are common in television news media.
CTV will run a statement saying it violated the Radio Television News Directors Code of Ethics within the next three days during the supper hour newscast, and then again within the next week.
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http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9011941.html