CBC Professional Ethics & Standards 2

Question 1

A broadcast captioner receives a call to cover a live news segment on a topic outside their expertise. What is the most ethical course of action?

Accepted Answer

Accept but notify the client of potential accuracy limitations in that domain

Answer

Ethical practice requires transparency with clients about potential limitations so they can make informed decisions about coverage.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the CBC's stance on captioner impartiality during politically charged broadcasts?

Accepted Answer

Captioners must render all spoken content accurately regardless of personal views

Answer

Impartiality requires accurate verbatim captioning of all spoken content, regardless of the captioner's personal or political views.

Question 3

When a captioner discovers they made a significant error during a live broadcast, what is the appropriate post-broadcast action?

Accepted Answer

Inform the client and document the error in a professional incident log

Answer

Transparency and documentation of errors are hallmarks of professional accountability in broadcast captioning.

Question 4

A CBC-certified captioner is asked to caption content that contains hate speech. Under professional ethics guidelines, they should:

Accepted Answer

Caption accurately but may note their discomfort to the client after the broadcast

Answer

Professional standards require accurate captioning of all content; concerns may be communicated to the client outside of the live session.

Question 5

Which behavior would most directly violate the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics for captioners?

Accepted Answer

Discussing confidential client broadcast content on social media

Answer

Disclosing confidential client information publicly is a clear breach of the confidentiality requirement in the NCRA Code of Professional Ethics.

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