Another Reporter Caught in a Conflict of Interest

[explorerzip]

First Peter Mansbridge and Amanda Lang, now Leslie Roberts. I'm honestly not shocked, since it's probably been going on a while. Reporters (especially senior correspondents) have access to some powerful and influential people and groups. It takes a very strong principled person to stay out of a conflict of interest.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/01/08/leslie-roberts-suspended-global-buzz-pr_n_6439938.html

 

[one.of.a.kind]

Trust. Ethics.

Guess these are foreign words to some people. Doesn't surprise me. Doubt he'll get fired.

 

[Marla]

In any other business, there would be rules governing such protocol and steep fines as well as suspensions stipulated for "conflicts of interest."

 

[Keebler Elf]

In any other business, there would be rules governing such protocol and steep fines as well as suspensions stipulated for "conflicts of interest."

Fines? No there wouldn't. They'd be terminated.

 

[Wild Wiglin Willie]

They were all just selling pussy, just like an SP. Just their pussy is more expensive.

 

[Celticman]

Reporters (especially senior correspondents) have access to some powerful and influential people and groups. It takes a very strong principled person to stay out of a conflict of interest.

Integrity is a constant

 

[K Douglas]

It's an alleged conflict of interest, let's give Mr Roberts the benefit of the doubt here folks.

 

[Chloë.]

Fines? No there wouldn't. They'd be terminated.

http://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/global-news-anchor-leslie-roberts-resigns-1.2191295

My only question is, was it voluntary?

Probably not.

 

[drstrangelove]

Leslie was probably my favourite news announcer and I will be sad to see him gone. However, what he did was totally stupid and unacceptable, this was the only outcome that was going to happen.

 

[nobody123]

It's an alleged conflict of interest, let's give Mr Roberts the benefit of the doubt here folks.

There's no "alleged" about it. The shitweasel was part owner of a PR firm and used his connections. PR people are the absolute lowest scum on the planet.

 

[SkyRider]

Wonder how much Roberts was making at Global. Peter Manbridge is probably making $800,000 but he works for the CBC which gets its mony from taxpayers.

Add link:http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/09/29/cbc-salaries-peter-mansbridge_n_5901032.html

 

[explorerzip]

In any other business, there would be rules governing such protocol and steep fines as well as suspensions stipulated for "conflicts of interest."

Not so sure about that because people break rules all the time and some get away with it. Just look how many accounting rules were broken that caused so many big companies to go down.

 

[explorerzip]

http://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/global-news-anchor-leslie-roberts-resigns-1.2191295

My only question is, was it voluntary?

Probably not.

Yeah, his choice was between resigning or being fired.

 

[strandedintoronto]

We have corrupt leaders in all realms and really have to start looking at the overall system to figure out how to stop it.

Sure blaming the individual is necessary and appropriate actions are suspending, firing, etc...but we tend to ignore a much bigger picture offering the paths to this for so many.

We have to deal with the repeat offenders, of course, but why do we keep dealing with a repeated offence in the same manner when it obviously doesn't work?