File a Complaint Online

The National NewsMedia Council will only consider complaints on issues published in the past month (two months if publication frequency is monthly or less) and will not deal with any matters where legal action is being considered or has been started.

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.
MM slash DD slash YYYY
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*
File
Attach one file (Word or PDF), detailing the facts of your complaint.
Accepted file types: pdf, txt, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, Max. file size: 256 MB.
4. Who did you contact at the news media organization?
Complaints must first be lodged with the editor. Please describe efforts you have make to resolve this matter directly.
Name of person contacted
Date
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Result of that process
5. 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. I agree to 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.
- I Accept
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1. Information about you

2. Information about the complaint

3. What is your complaint?

4. Who did you contact at the news media organization?

5. Submit Complaint