BBC apologises for using offensive racist term in news report over attack on NHS worker
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhere“We are proud of the BBC’s values of inclusion and respect, and have reflected long and hard on what people have had to say about the use of the n-word and all racist language both inside and outside the organisation.“It should be clear that the BBC’s intention was to highlight an alleged racist attack."This is important journalism which the BBC should be reporting on and we will continue to do so.“Yet despite these good intentions, I recognise that we have ended up creating distress amongst many people.“The BBC now accepts that we should have taken a different approach at the time of broadcast and we are very sorry for that."We will now be strengthening our guidance on offensive language across our output.“Every organisation should be.
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