BBC Director General Tony Hall has stepped in to reverse its decision to reprimand a presenter over comments she made about Donald Trump following a five-day-long backlash against the UK broadcaste…
following a five-day-long backlash against the UK broadcaster.
Asked on air how she felt about the tweet, she said: “Absolutely furious and I can imagine lots of people in this country will be feeling absolutely furious a man in that position thinks it’s OK to skirt the lines by using language like that.” In reversing the ruling, Hall said he had looked “carefully at all the arguments that have been made and assessed all of the materials,” including the original complaint. He added that findings like the one against Munchetty are “finely balanced and difficult judgements.”The Executive Complaints Unit ruling has sparked an important debate about racism and its interpretation.
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