03-11-2022, 11:26 PM
(03-11-2022, 11:23 PM)DTV Wrote:(03-11-2022, 11:04 PM)JayCasey Wrote: That said, she was taken off air (the equivalent of suspended without pay) and will clearly have been versed in the standards going forward. I don't see it as a dismissal matter.
The idea that it would lead to any serious punishment was always overdone, especially with a plausible alternative interpretation in play. To be quite honest, even if the management want to ditch her, they have an opportunity coming up that affords them far less publicity.
Quite. It does however, create a learning tool for BBC News, on how to conduct yourself whilst on air during sensitive breaking news events. So lessons have been learned, and I think that is a plus.