Complaint
A viewer complained that this bulletinβs coverage of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations was excessive and biased towards the monarchy.
Outcome
Having considered the complaint in the light of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs editorial standards of impartiality, the ECU judged that no issue of bias in fact arose.Β The relevant guidelines do not require the range of perspectives or opinions to be covered in equal proportions either across the output or within individual programmes. They describe a requirement for βd³ά±πβ impartiality that is adequate and appropriate to the output, taking account of the subject and nature of the content, and the likely audience expectation.Β That the coverage in this bulletin included no view critical of the monarchy seemed to the ECU to be in keeping with the expectations of a large majority of the audience, and the extent of the coverage was a matter of news judgement rather than editorial standards.
Not Upheld