File a Complaint Online - National NewsMedia Council

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1. Information about you

The following information must be provided in order that we may contact you about your complaint:

* = required field. You will need to fill in these details in order to submit this form.

Name*

First Name Last Name

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Phone*

Email*

2. Information about the complaint

Media Name*

Name of the news media that published the article or photo.

Journalist*

Name of the journalist who wrote the article or column.

Publication date*

Date the article was published.

Article headline / link*

3. What is your complaint?

Try to be brief and specific in describing your complaint. State reasons that support your complaint, or give examples of what you believe are breaches of ethical standards or journalistic practices.

Complaint summary*

4. Who did you contact at the news organization?

Complaints must first be lodged with the editor. Please describe and provide proof of your efforts to resolve this matter with the news organization directly.

Name of person contacted

Date

Result of that process*

5. Supporting documentation

File

Attach one file (Word or PDF), detailing the facts of your complaint and copies of correspondence of your attempt to resolve your concerns with the news organization directly.

Accepted file types: pdf, txt, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, Max. file size: 256 MB.

6. Submit Complaint

Consent to collection and use of personal information*

I consent to the National NewsMedia Council collecting and using my personal information for the purpose of dealing with my complaint in accordance with the Council's privacy policy. Please note that as part of the complaint process, we may publish your name in reporting a decision.

Yes

Acceptance of Agreement*

By submitting this complaint to the National NewsMedia Council, I hereby accept the terms of the Council's complaints process, including an agreement to keep the contents of the complaint and related correspondence confidential and to be respectful in my communications with all parties. I agree to participate in the NNC process as an alternative to legal action, and understand that the NNC will not accept or continue with complaints where legal action is planned or has been taken, or where any other terms of the complaints process have been breached.

I Accept