BBC apologises over use of racist term in news report

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The BBC apologized Sunday for broadcasting a racist slur in a news report, saying it was a mistake that has caused many people distress. The BBC included the word when reporting last month on a violent attack on a young Black man in Bristol, a city in southwest England.

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British radio host Sideman quit the BBC on Saturday over the corporation’s decision to include a racial slur in a news report about a racist attack.

language allegedly used by the accused, a decision which BBC said the victim’s family supported.But after more than 18,600 people complained, Hall said he realized the report had caused “distress,” adding that the BBC would be “strengthening” its guidance on offensive language.Also Read: All New BBC TV Series Will Have 20% Diverse Talent Beginning April 2021Meanwhile, BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Sideman, whose real name is David Whitely, said in a statement that “action and the defence [sp] of the action

here“We are proud of the BBC’s values of inclusion and respect, and have reflected long and hard on what people have had to say about the use of the n-word and all racist language both inside and outside the organisation.“It should be clear that the BBC’s intention was to highlight an alleged racist attack."This is important journalism which the BBC should be reporting on and we will continue to do so.“Yet despite these good intentions, I recognise that we have ended up creating distress amongst

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentTony Hall, the director general of British public broadcaster BBC, has apologized for the use of a racial slur in a news report last month. He said it had made a mistake and had created “distress amongst many people.”The report, which aired on July 29 on the regional show “Points West” and on the BBC News Channel, covered an alleged attack in which a Black health worker in Bristol, England, was hit by a car.

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BBC Radio 1xtra presenter Sideman has announced he is quitting the corporation over a news report which contained a racist term.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsBBC Radio host DJ Sideman announced that he’s quitting the team following a reporter’s use of the n-word in a news segment.  The BBC Radio 1xtra host, whose real name is David Whitely, announced his departure from BBC in an Instagram post.“I just don’t feel comfortable being aligned with the organization,” Whitely, who is Black, said in the social media video posted Saturday. “I can’t make sense of it no matter how much I think about it.

More than 18,000 complaints have been made to the BBC over news reports which featured racist terminology.Many viewers were shocked to hear social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeating a racial slur during a report last week on a suspected racially-motivated attack in Bristol.The reporter was repeating the term as it was allegedly used during the incident.In total the corporation received a total of 18,656 complaints about the report, which was later cut from the BBC News Channel.On the