Monday 24 October 2022
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Martine Croxall: BBC News presenter being investigated over impartiality
It follows complaints on social media that she displayed bias while hosting Sunday's newspaper review programme.
As The Papers programme began just after 22:30 on Sunday evening, Croxall told viewers: "Well this is all very exciting isn't it? Welcome to our lookahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Am I allowed to be this gleeful? Well I am."
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Presenters are not much more than autocue readers and continuity announcers with a pre-arranged agreement to ad lib. The fact that one of them wasn't capable of doing that with a pretence of impartiality speaks volumes. More insidious, though, are the editors. Those who decide what is news and what is not, and provide the subtle cues to thinking in the approved manner. They rarely get caught out, because most of the public apparently think that the news selects itself.
In another organisation Martine Croxall might have a disciplinary process invoked for 'bringing the organisation into disrepute' which could be a serious disciplinary offence resulting in perhaps dismissal.
Of course this is the BBC who allowed Jimmy Savile free reign and persecuted Cliff Richard and shamelessly plugged the pro-EU line. I guess we shouldn't be too surprised is gently chided for being obvious.
Sam - it does speak volumes and yes, the public does apparently think that the news selects itself. I know people who appear to see it that way as a kind of default attitude.
DJ - yes, the BBC never paid much of a reputational price over Jimmy Savile or the persecution of Cliff Richard. A Teflon outfit if ever there was one.
Just like Katty Kay, Zurcher and Sopel, who should all be barred from public comment and sacked, although nowadays, they're all rats leaving the sinking BBC ship.
Ofcom are a joke as most of the 'members' are ex-beeboids.
Scrobs - yes, Ofcom doesn't have a firm grasp of impartiality.
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