The corporation says its journalists should not give personal opinions on public matters.
Getty Images The BBC has provided more context for its decision to uphold a complaint against news presenter Naga Munchetty. The BBC Breakfast host was found to have breached guidelines by criticising President Donald Trump for saying four female politicians should"go back" to the"places from which they came".
In a fuller explanation of the original finding, the BBC said that by commenting on Trump's"possible motive" and the"potential consequences" of his statement, Munchetty had gone"beyond what the guidelines allow for". In a letter to the complainant, the BBC added that"audiences should not be able to tell" the opinions of its journalists on matters of public policy.Naga Munchetty 'breached BBC rules' with Trump commentsAddressing the"go home", comment, Dan Walker said:"That was the most telling quote for me last night. I can't remember who said it but she said I've been told to go home many times to go back to where I've come from in my life but never by the man sitting in the Oval office." She said:"Every time I have been told, as a woman of colour, to go back to where I came from, that was embedded in racism.Image copyrightHer co-presenter Dan Walker then said:"You're sitting here not giving an opinion, but how do you feel as someone when you've been told that before, and when you hear that from him?" To which Munchetty replied:"Furious. Absolutely furious. And I imagine a lot of people in this country will be feeling absolutely furious that a man in that position feels it's okay to skirt the lines with using language like that.""Yes.. yes," replied Munchetty.Munchetty added:"And it is not enough to do it just to get attention… he's in a responsible position." She has received messages of support after the corporation's complaints unit, the ECU, partially upheld the complaint against her.Skip Twitter post by @jeremycorbyn Telling people to "go back" to "places from which they came" is racist. Naga Munchetty stated a fact. She shared experiences of racism she's suffered. That can’t be at odds with any editorial guidelines.
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