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How Impartial is the BBC?

Jun 10, 2020
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In the UK The BBC Breakfast presenter said her role is not to sit and ‘blankly’ read the ¡news but instead inform viewers ‘neutrally’ and give insight where possible. Last year the 45-year-old was embroiled in a race row after she condemned President Donald Trump for telling some female politicians to ‘go back’ to where they came from. She was found to have breached editorial guidelines by the corporation’s complaints unit, but the ruling was reversed after an outcry.
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