Dorothy Byrne 'concerned' BBC is criticised 'unfairly'

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Former Head of News and Current Affairs at Channel 4 Dorothy Byrne says she is "concerned that a number of right wing figures are waging into this issue to undermine and attack the BBC unfairly" after criticism of the corporation over the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump in 'Panorama', which many have called misleading. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Well, this is shocking and significant news, but what we need to be careful about here

00:08is that the errors which the BBC have definitely made over the editing of the Trump interview

00:18and their failure to fess up quickly are not used to undermine the independence and due impartiality

00:29of the BBC. I am concerned that a number of right-wing figures are wading into this issue

00:40to undermine and attack the BBC unfairly as being a poor journalistic organisation.

00:52It is overwhelmingly an excellent journalistic organisation prone to making stupid mistakes.

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