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Originally Posted by Damien
BBC TV News at 10 here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...t-ten-06012016
About 17:20 in. Again they do mention the race and the link with migration as well. They also talk about how this was provoked questions/anger at the refugee policy of the German government.
I couldn't find anything on Radio 5 site's admittedly although most of their stuff appears domestically targeted (so much about Labour's reshuffle). However I have linked to multiple BBC Website stories, two BBC news reports, a BBC Newsnight report, a BBC News at 10 report and a, albeit brief, Radio 4 report so I am not convinced there is a BBC editorial policy not to mention it. |
Having watched that as broadcast, I have to say I was left with the distinct impression that the reporter was trying to mention it, whilst giving it the bare minimum prominence and also being very careful to find people who would stand up and say that the ethnicity of the attackers were "unproven allegations".
Given that there is plenty of evidence emerging that the authorities tried to keep a lid on this from the moment it first took place, news organisations should be treating any and all official denials with extreme scepticism, and not using them to provide false balance in their stories.