CBC's Amanda Lang denies she tried to 'kill' Royal Bank story

[shockedcanadian]

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/01/12/cbcs_amanda_lang_denies_she_tried_to_kill_royal_bank_story.html



The CBC’s Amanda Lang is denying allegations that she tried to “sabotage” a significant story on RBC and temporary foreign workers because she appears to have ties to Canada’s biggest bank.


News website Canadaland reported Monday that the public broadcaster’s senior business correspondent “lobbied aggressively within the CBC” in April 2013 to “undermine” the reporting of investigative journalist Kathy Tomlinson and her Go Public team on the growing labour controversy at RBC.


Tomlinson had revealed that an outsourcing firm was being used to replace RBC employees with temporary foreign workers, an award-winning story that sparked national outrage and changes to the federal government’s temporary foreign workers program.


Canadaland highlighted that Lang was romantically involved at the time with RBC board member Geoffrey Beattie — Lang confirmed to the Star they are still in a relationship — and that she had given paid speeches at events sponsored by RBC.

[alcina]

1. shockedcanadian --

Are you really shocked?

[laundry_queen]

2. This story saddened me

Because it just goes to show that most people in media are compromised in one way or another because they are way too close with the 1%ers either in business or personal relationships. That's what happens when news people become celebrities. Sad to see it happen in Canada.

And I always thought she let Kevin O'Leary get away with way too much.

[QuebecYank]

3. Sounds like a conflict of interest

She was "romantically involved with RBC board member Geoffrey Beattie"; she should've been fired. Can't help but wonder what other business news reports, she's interfered with.