Submitted on Thursday 26th September 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
The BBC must withdraw its reprimand of Naga Munchetty & change editorial policy
In July the BBC presenter took issue with comments made by the US President after he told opponents to "go back" to the "places from which they came".
The BBC said the Breakfast host was entitled to her own views but had gone "beyond what the guidelines allow for".
The BBC must withdraw its reprimand against Naga Munchetty. She was factual about racism - that can’t be against anyone’s editorial policy not least the BBC.Presenter Carrie Gracie, who resigned her post as China Editor in a dispute over equal pay, said it had caused "unease" among BBC journalists "for whom 'go back' = racist" and called on the ECU to explain its decision.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
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