BBC receives 18,000 complaints after repeating N-word allegedly used in attack | The Guardian

Broadcaster also facing staff anger over news report containing racial slur on NHS workerThe BBC has received more than 18,000 complaints from the public after it broadcast a racial slur, amid growing internal staff discontent at the decision.A television news report on a racially aggravated hit-and-run attack on an NHS worker in Bristol featured a BBC journalist repeating the racist language allegedly shouted at the victim. Continue reading…

Broadcaster also facing staff anger over news report containing racial slur on NHS worker

The BBC has received more than 18,000 complaints from the public after it broadcast a racial slur, amid growing internal staff discontent at the decision.

A television news report on a racially aggravated hit-and-run attack on an NHS worker in Bristol featured a BBC journalist repeating the racist language allegedly shouted at the victim.

Continue reading…