Kate Middleton: BBC Rejects Complaints Its Photo Edit Coverage Was “Excessive & Sensationalist”
deadline.comThe BBC has rejected complaints from UK viewers who said its coverage of the edited Kate Middleton Mother’s Day photo was over the top.
In a statement drawn up before the Princess of Wales announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer, the BBC said its news coverage of the picture was commensurate with national interest.
It followed viewers contacting the corporation to complain that its output was “excessive” in volume and “sensationalist” in tone. “We always give careful consideration to the editorial decisions we make,” the BBC said. “We have a responsibility to report on stories that are of interest to our audience, and know from our viewing figures that this was the story of most interest on that day.
However, we appreciate this doesn’t mean that everyone would have agreed with the approach we took.” The day after major news agencies withdrew the Kensington Palace picture, the BBC’s main bulletins dedicated eight minutes to the story, which equated to around a third of their air time.
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