EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has defended the high volume of coverage it dedicated to the scandal involving Huw Edwards, the British broadcaster’s highest-paid news presenter.
BBC News extensively covered the story after Edwards was accused in reports by The Sun newspaper of paying a young person for sexually explicit images.
BBC journalists supported the original claims by reporting separate allegations against Edwards, including from a second young person who said they received abusive messages from the anchor.
Audience members contacted the corporation to complain that “too much” coverage was given over to the scandal, including rolling news, radio phone-ins, and bulletin-leading stories.
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