Complaint
A viewer who had seen footage of Boris Johnson鈥檚 arrival at St Paul鈥檚 Cathedral for the Platinum Jubilee service both in 主播大秀 One鈥檚 special programme on the event and in the 6pm News complained that, in the soundtrack of the latter, cheering had been changed to booing in an act of 鈥渄eliberate manipulation鈥o suit the 主播大秀鈥檚 own narrative鈥.聽 The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 主播大秀鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy and impartiality.
Outcome
The soundtrack was genuine, but not from the camera used in the relevant sequence of the 主播大秀 One special.聽 As explained in an earlier response to the complainant, many cameras had been used to cover the event.聽 While it was true that booing was more prominent in the 6pm report than in the corresponding sequence of the 主播大秀 One special, the ECU noted that it was similar to the soundtrack from the camera used at the same point in the 主播大秀 News Channel鈥檚 live coverage, which was better-placed to pick up sound from the crowd. 聽The fact that Mr Johnson had been met by a negative reaction from parts of the crowd had been reported across the media, including in outlets normally supportive of him.聽 The ECU saw no grounds for suspecting a breach of accuracy or impartiality in the use of footage which reflected this fact.聽
Not Upheld