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OFCOM, THE INDEPENDENT regulator of the communication industry in the UK, has today announced that it is set to launch an investigation into both the BBC and ITV.
A spokesperson told the TheJournal.ie that it has launched “two new broadcast investigations,” identifying them as follows:
The first relates to a Newsnight report broadcast on 2 November into child sex abuse allegations. The second relates to the disclosure of a list of individuals alleged to be linked to child sex abuse on ITV’s This Morning, broadcast on 8 November.
It was the 2 November broadcast of Newsnight that led to Lord McApline being mistakenly identified as a member of a paedophile ring.
Despite not being named during the broadcast, he was subsequently identified online.
It is believed that McApline is set to reach a financial settlement with the BBC as a result of the accusation.
On the This Morning programme on 8 November, presenter Philip Schofield handed British Prime Minister a list of what he alleged to be Tory child abusers when live on air.
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The Guardian are reporting that Schofield, along with three staff members, have been reprimanded by ITV over the incident.
The Ofcom spokesperson said that both programmes had raised issues relating to the “application of generally accepted standards by ITV and the BBC,” along with the “application of standards to prevent unfair treatment to an individual, and unwarranted infringements of privacy.”
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The media need to be carful by dropping names but I’d imagine that the saville case is just the tip of the iceberg. I think the British might be in the same place as Ireland was in 1992 with a lot more to come in Terms of
Disclosures.
discolour sites
Smoke n fire comes to mind. Can’t wait for the hearing, really hope he sues but I’m Royal dispensation will prevail yet again.
Two points,
McAlpines name was being mistakenly identified as a member of a paedophile ring on the internet before the Newsnight program was ever aired.
And secondly will he also be suing the Police who wrongly identified him in the first place?
Thought it was a tacky way for schofield to behave by any measure , at the very keast—if he wanted to hand the prime minister a list of alleged paedos he should have done so off – air and brought the subject up while talking but it’s not the kind of thing you try make sensationalist in my opinion.
8 December ?
Hi Adam,
That’s fixed now. Cheers for the heads up.
Paul
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