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thesun.co.ukTHE BBC has been hit by 572 complaints over an ‘inaccurate’ Countryfile report on BAME people living in the countryside. Last month the BBC show aired a report which suggested that "many in Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups see the countryside as being a white environment".
A message on its Twitter account at the time the programme was broadcast on Sunday June 28 provoked a confused and angry backlash as people didn't understand why the countryside was seen as not for minorities.
Now the BBC has revealed it received 572 complaints about the segment, citing the main issue as "Report on members of the BAME communityliving in the countryside felt to be inaccurate." The programme's report drew on research from the Government's Environment.
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