The JVS Show, 主播大秀 Three Counties, 19 & 26 April 2018

Complaint

Harbottle & Lewis complained on behalf of Bovis 主播大秀s Ltd that these programmes were unfair to its client and in breach of due impartiality.


Outcome

The 19 April programme included a phone-in on the theme 鈥淲ould you buy a new-build home鈥, which was based on a newspaper article on this topic. The programme included contributions from callers who were critical of Bovis 主播大秀s. 聽In this programme Bovis 主播大秀s鈥 position was represented only by a quotation by the presenter from a statement it had provided for the newspaper article.聽 The 26 April programme revisited the case of the first contributor and included an interview with her. 聽In this programme Bovis 主播大秀s鈥 position was represented by a statement provided on 3 April and previously broadcast on 7 April. In neither instance did the 主播大秀 contact Bovis 主播大秀s to give them the right of reply on the programme. The ECU concluded that, although the programmes included nothing which engaged the issue of due impartiality, the failure to seek up-to-date responses from Bovis (which would likely have included customer-specific information about the cases raised and wider information that a recent 主播大秀 Builders Federation survey showed Bovis 主播大秀s鈥 customer satisfaction score was trending around 87% at the time of the programmes) resulted in unfairness.
Partly upheld


Further action

The Editor of 主播大秀 Three Counties apologised to Bovis 主播大秀s Ltd for the breach of editorial standards.