W5 Auto Shop Expose: Good Reporting or Yellow Journalism?

Apparently it’s automotive aftermarket hunting season again. CTV’s W5 teamed up with the Automobile Protection Association for another undercover expose regarding the honesty and competency of those working in auto shops.

The report, which aired last Saturday, focused on Toronto and Calgary repair shops. The skinny: a car equipped with a hidden camera is brought to several shops with an easy to spot problem (a loose battery cable.) W5 then goes on to document the results.

Check out the report at: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20110408/w5-the-mechanic-110409

After you view the segment, tell us what you think: Is the W5 report fair and balanced investigative journalism? Or is it a hatchet job?