Response from BBC on bias in the Scottish referendum Dear Mr +++ Thanks for contacting us with your views. We understand you have been unhappy with our coverage of the Scottish Referendum. We have consistently reported on developments by both the Yes Scotland and Better Together campaigns. We’ll continue to do so, as and when appropriate on TV, on radio and online. We are determined to be impartial and fair in our coverage and to bring a range of views to our audiences. The up-and-coming referendum is a long campaign and there have been, and will be, many opportunities across all of our platforms for coverage of the issues. Please be assured that bias plays no part in our reporting. We place the highest value on accuracy and impartiality within our own journalism and rigorous editorial standards are applied across all of our output. We believe our coverage has been fair to both sides to the referendum argument, and balanced in line with our special referendum guidelines. We will continue to report this story without fear or favour. Thank you again for contacting us, we value your feedback about our coverage of the referendum. All complaints are sent to senior management and programme makers every morning and we included your points in this overnight report. These reports are among the most widely read sources of feedback in the BBC and ensures that your complaint has been seen by the right people quickly. This helps inform their decisions about current and future programmes. Kind Regards BBC Complaints bbc.co.uk/complaints
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 22:14:01 +0000
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