BBC tried to prevent Ofcom inquiry into Naga Munchetty row
by Jim Waterson Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#4S06P)
Regulator said it had 'serious concerns' around transparency of BBC's complaints process
The BBC attempted to stop an external investigation into Naga Munchetty's comments about Donald Trump, prompting the media regulator, Ofcom, to declare it had "serious concerns around the transparency of the BBC's complaints process".
The regulator launched the investigation following a number of complaints about the corporation's original decision to partially uphold a viewer complaint regarding the BBC Breakfast show host, after she was deemed to have expressed a personal view about the US president.
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