15-04-2023, 08:25 PM
(15-04-2023, 05:36 PM)Josh Wrote: Interesting talks on ITV's Grand National coverage following protesters delaying proceedings, very anti-protester and pro-horse racing. Obviously, this makes sense with them being horse racing people but surely ITV as a broadcaster has a duty to give the protestors a hearing?
Only in a news or factual programme or discussion type situation and where its appropriate to do so. Attempting to deliberately scale the fence with the intent to disrupt proceeding and/or be arrested for public disorder is hardly "appropriate",so none of that impartiality stuff applies. It could be argued the actions make their own waves as such, but all that does is prove the old adage that it only needs one person to spoil it for everybody else - and that's what happened when the race was delayed by 15/20 minutes.