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Originally Posted by jfman
I am absolutely appalled by much of what I've read over the last few days on this thread, and I don't intend to (but may) keep contributing as further evidence arises until there is clarity.
I don't agree with all of Pierre's statements but there's an underlying issue - we live in a country with legal standards, and moral standards, that we expect from politicians and others of public standing, or we just exist in one where the law is the law and go out and enjoy yourself otherwise.
The obvious risk - to someone in the journalism trade - at existing in a moral vacuum is that the politician across the table can expose you to your wife, your children, your parents, etc.
It embarrasses me that other forum members who I generally, and often wholeheartedly, associate with do not recognise this.
Many of us will have employers that request us to act beyond reproach for the risk we tarnish their reputation, in the private sector but most definitely in the public sector. I've no idea why the fifth highest paid member of BBC staff is exempt.
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Totally agree with this - probity is all (or should be).
However, we should bear in mind this was also an attack on the BBC by the Murdoch-owned Sun (and certain parts of the Conservative Party), intimating that someone had carried out criminal acts (the word "child" was used initially (to stoke outrage), before being replaced by "17 year old"), before retracting their accusations. Remember how this paper reported the Hillsborough disaster?
Should Huw Edwards have done what he did? No
Should it have been the lead item in the media for nearly a week? Also, (imho) No.
btw, look forward to the equal condemnation of Dan Wooton…
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
They can't and I don't envisage Edwards returning to such a role.
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It looks a but strange. Has the BBC decided not to pursue matters for now as he's in hospital and unlikely to return? Or has it just been caught on the hop?
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The BBC investigation has resumed.
BBC resumes Huw Edwards inquiry as no criminality found by police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66186092