The BBC’s executive complaints unit (ECU) said the initial broadcast of the offensive term ‘was highly offensive and had no editorial justification’
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The BBC’s executive complaints unit (ECU) said the initial broadcast of the offensive term ‘was highly offensive and had no editorial justification’
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The broadcast of a racial slur broke editorial standards, the corporation's complaints unit concludes.
