BBC received more than 18,000 complaints over news report containing racist language
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMore than 18,000 complaints have been made to the BBC over news reports which featured racist terminology.Many viewers were shocked to hear social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin repeating a racial slur during a report last week on a suspected racially-motivated attack in Bristol.The reporter was repeating the term as it was allegedly used during the incident.In total the corporation received a total of 18,656 complaints about the report, which was later cut from the BBC News Channel.On the day of the broadcast a spokeswoman for the BBC said the report related to a "shocking unprovoked attack on a young man".She added: "His family told the BBC about the racist language used by the attackers and wanted to see the full facts made public."A.
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