Panorama versus Eurovision: the balance dilemma that the BBC faces

A documentary about Azerbaijan human rights issues sits uncomfortably with the BBC-sponsored song festivalThere is much discussion, especially at the time of elections, about BBC balance: the Corporation's statutory obligation to be politically even-handed across the range of its programmes. This obligation is often controversial, with objections that, for example, the BBC is one-sided over certain issues (the monarchy, global warming and Europe are regularly cited). Complaints rejected by execu...

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