News (8am), Radio 4, 4 January 2024

Complaint

A listener complained an item in this bulletin on data published by the High Pay Centre was inaccurate and misleading because it overstated the disparity between the earnings of the average full-time worker and the average Chief Executive of a Top 100 company. 聽The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.


Outcome

The item accurately reflected the High Pay Centre鈥檚 findings, which were based on official data.聽 This was sufficient to meet the 大象传媒鈥檚 standards of due accuracy, irrespective of the complainant鈥檚 reservations about the High Pay Centre鈥檚 methodology and analysis. 聽聽

Not Upheld