Author: BBC

Chris Banatvala, former head of standards at Ofcom told The Media Show there is “a duty of care” whenever you make a programme dealing with potentially vulnerable people, “whether that’s Richard Gadd or Fiona Harvey”.”Has she been portrayed in a way that is unfair to her… did she or did she not go to prison?” He pointed out, for now, the streamer is not governed by Ofcom regulatory codes. “In traditional broadcasting, there’s a very good set of rules around fairness, what you can and can’t do”.The Doctor Who writer, Russell T Davies, said the BBC’s editorial compliance processes would…

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US President Joe Biden has blocked the release of audio recordings of his interviews from the investigation into his handling of classified files.A letter from the justice department to Republicans in Congress said Mr Biden had asserted executive privilege.Republicans had demanded the release of the president’s interviews with Special Counsel Robert Hur.Mr Hur’s explosive report was released in February and it called Mr Biden’s age and memory into question.He declined to pursue a criminal case against the president, but wrote in his report that Mr Biden would likely be viewed as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory”.That prompted…

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