Democratic Unionist Party
DUP MP Gregory Campbell says the BBC's newly published social media guidelines for flagship presenters fail to state whether Gary Lineker's earlier tweet would breach them, and calls the rules unclear and in need of clarification.
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TUV says the BBC's clarification over its coverage of Goldsprings Orange Lodge's complaint is inadequate, noting no on-air apology has followed and the complaint from TUV's Sammy Morrison remains unanswered. It calls for referral to the BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit.
Community relations and legacy Issue: BBC clarification on Goldsprings Orange Lodge complaint over Comber cricket camp coverage Original release: BBC Clarification Falls Far Short of Accountability (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams says his defamation case against the BBC, which a jury found had defamed him over claims he sanctioned the murder of Denis Donaldson, is a significant breach in the broadcaster's monopoly on news in Ireland. He calls for publicly funded broadcasting to be held accountable.
Justice and policing Community relations and legacy Issue: Dublin jury decision on BBC broadcast about Gerry Adams Original release: Putting manners on the BBC – The Gerry Adams Blog (opens in a new tab)
Gerry Adams says the BBC's decision not to appeal the Dublin libel verdict over its Spotlight programme must be followed by reform of its journalism and greater public accountability. He says the BBC should stop acting as a mouthpiece for the British state in Ireland and notes the damages will go…
Justice and policing Issue: BBC decision not to appeal Spotlight libel verdict Original release: Gerry Adams responds to BBC decision not to appeal Spotlight libel verdict (opens in a new tab)
TUV leader Jim Allister accuses the BBC and UTV of bias after both broadcasters excluded TUV from their leaders' debates, citing a late change to TUV's broadcast allocation and polling he says shows the party level with the SDLP. He says the broadcasters are creating echo chambers.
Constitutional affairs Issue: BBC and UTV exclusion of TUV from leaders' debates Original release: BBC and UTV aren’t interested in real debate as they create echo chamber for Protocol implementors (opens in a new tab)
SDLP MP Colum Eastwood has written to BBC Northern Ireland's director asking for confirmation that the broadcaster will not add geoblocking to its news content, after weekend reports it was considering such a move. He argues restricting cross-border news access would harm audiences and the public…
Constitutional affairs Issue: BBC considering geoblocking of news content for Republic of Ireland audiences Original release: Eastwood seeks clarity on BBC geoblocking (opens in a new tab)