BBC to apologise to Naga Munchetty for the ECU decision on 17 July broadcast.


BBC to apologise to Naga Munchetty for the ECU decision on 17 July broadcast.
The Issue
bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49837511
Naga Munchetty's comments where justified and Naga being reprimanded for doing her job with empathy and right composure is not justified. BBC Should unequivocally apologise for its actions. BBC's action has amounted to Naga's reputational damage and has set a bad example for Women of Colour to thrive ina biased workplace
The BBC Breakfast host was found to have breached guidelines by criticising President Donald Trump after he said four female politicians should "go back" to "places from which they came".
The corporation said its editorial guidelines "do not allow for journalists to... give their opinions about the individual making the remarks or their motives for doing so - in this case President Trump".
The statement added: "It was for this reason that the complaint was partially upheld. Those judgements are for the audience to make."
It also said that President Trump's comments were "widely condemned as racist, and we reported on this extensively".
A letter to the complainant revealed the BBC had said that by commenting on Trump's "possible motive" and the "potential consequences" of his statement, Munchetty had gone "beyond what the guidelines allow for".
The BBC added in the letter that "audiences should not be able to tell" the opinions of its journalists on matters of public policy.

The Issue
bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49837511
Naga Munchetty's comments where justified and Naga being reprimanded for doing her job with empathy and right composure is not justified. BBC Should unequivocally apologise for its actions. BBC's action has amounted to Naga's reputational damage and has set a bad example for Women of Colour to thrive ina biased workplace
The BBC Breakfast host was found to have breached guidelines by criticising President Donald Trump after he said four female politicians should "go back" to "places from which they came".
The corporation said its editorial guidelines "do not allow for journalists to... give their opinions about the individual making the remarks or their motives for doing so - in this case President Trump".
The statement added: "It was for this reason that the complaint was partially upheld. Those judgements are for the audience to make."
It also said that President Trump's comments were "widely condemned as racist, and we reported on this extensively".
A letter to the complainant revealed the BBC had said that by commenting on Trump's "possible motive" and the "potential consequences" of his statement, Munchetty had gone "beyond what the guidelines allow for".
The BBC added in the letter that "audiences should not be able to tell" the opinions of its journalists on matters of public policy.

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