BBC managers faced open revolt from furious staff as they attempted to make amends in the row over Naga Munchetty’s comments about Donald Trump, amid claims of widespread racism within the organisation. Editorial director Kamal Ahmed told the hundreds of staff present at the meeting he was astonished by some of the racism he had encountered at the corporation. The BBC is now facing three major issues as it tries to limit fallout from the row. First, the battle to restore trust between management and staff from minority ethnic backgrounds who feel the incident is symptomatic of wider issues regarding race at the corporation. “At what point does the BBC decide to reconsider what is a controversial subject and what I can have an opinion on?

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2019 19:38 UTC