Complaint
A listener complained about two interviews conducted by Mishal Husain, one with the Defence Secretary and the other with Lord Darroch, on the basis that Ms Husain’s line of questioning reflected bias against the Israeli position in the current conflict. ΜύThe ECU considered the complaint in the light of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
In the ECU’s judgement, Ms Husain’s questioning in both cases reflected only the responsibility of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ interviewers to subject the views and arguments put forward by interviewees to appropriate challenge, and provided no grounds for imputing bias to her.
ΜύNot Upheld