#Media ethics

Articles (7)

• 🇬🇧 Channel 5 defends Huw Edwards drama and says it gives voice to alleged victim — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Producers say alleged victim of grooming was ready to tell his story and show raises urgent issues around online safety</p><p>Channel 5 has defended its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...

  Related: #Victim advocacy
• 🇬🇧 BBC not planning to use Johnson in 2026 coverage — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The BBC does not plan to use four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson in its athletics coverage this year.

  Related: #Political broadcasting
• 🇬🇧 Mail editor kept Catherine's pregnancy secret for days, court hears — 10/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Charlotte Griffiths says she never hacked a phone or used a private investigator as she gave evidence in the privacy trial brought by figures including Prince Harry and Sir Elton John.

  Related: #Legal proceedings
• 🇬🇧 BBC says broadcast of racial slur at Baftas was 'genuine mistake' — 06/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Director general Tim Davie also says the BBC is looking into why the ceremony remained on iPlayer.

  Related: #Racial sensitivity
• 🇺🇸 ‘SNL’s BAFTA Racial Slur Sketch Decried As “Horrific” By Leading Tourette’s Charity — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live‘s send-up of the BAFTA racial slur incident has proved to be no laughing matter for a leading Tourette’s syndrome charity. In a statement shared with Deadline, Tourettes...

  Related: #Disability representation, #Celebrity culture
• 🇺🇸 Epstein Effort to Finance a Dick Cavett Film Undone by Background Check — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  Jeffrey Epstein joined Mr. Cavett’s wife in an effort to create a PBS documentary on the talk-show legend. But then the producers did a background check on the financier.

  Related: #Celebrity connections, #Criminal rehabilitation, #Justice system
• 🇺🇸 &apos;Crap&apos;: Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for denying it blocked James Talarico interview from air — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert has said CBS feared running afoul of the FCC if it broadcast a talk with the U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico.

  Related: #Broadcast censorship, #FCC regulation, #Political coverage, #Regulatory compliance versus free speech