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BBC apologizes for using N-word in news release

Social Affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin used the N-word in a segment on an apparent racial attack in the city of Bristol, which left more than 18,600 complaints from viewers. Tony Hall, the UK’s director general of public broadcasting, apologized in an email to all BBC staff and said the segment …

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BBC apologizes for N-word televised to DJ Sideman | Media

The BBC’s CEO Tony Hall has apologized after the N-word was used in a TV news broadcast, following massive complaints and the dismissal of one of the corporation’s radio DJs. “Every organization needs to be able to recognize when it has made a mistake. We made one here, ”Hall said …

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