Complaint
A viewer complained that a reference to the diversity of Liz Truss鈥檚 new cabinet showed anti-Conservative bias. 听The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 大象传媒鈥檚 standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The presenter told viewers Liz Truss had appointed what was 鈥渟aid to be鈥 the most diverse Cabinet in history. The complainant argued there was no need for such a qualification and that, by casting doubt on the claim, the 大象传媒 gave the impression of bias. In the ECU鈥檚 view, however, there were many ways to measure diversity and, while the focus in the media had been on gender and race, this did not exhaust the characteristics which might be relevant to an assessment of the Cabinet鈥檚 diversity. The presenter鈥檚 qualification therefore appeared to the ECU to be appropriate recognition that the claim in question was in principle contestable, with no implications for impartiality.听
Not Upheld