London rioters are not 'protesters', admits BBC

The BBC's head of newsgathering has admitted that the corporation should not have described the London rioters as "protesters" after Saturday night, when a peaceful demonstration provided the initial spark for three days of escalating disturbances across the capital. The BBC was criticised on Tuesday for continually referring to the looters and rioters as "protesters" – three days after the peacef

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ロンドンの暴動者のことを「抗議者」と呼ぶべきではないとBBCは認める。最初の平和的な抗議活動は、首都全体をおおう騒乱に悪化。BBCは、略奪者や暴動者のことを抗議者と呼んで、批判を受けていた。

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Separately, the BBC on Wednesday apologised for a BBC News channel interview with the prominent writer and campaigner Darcus Howe, who presenter Fiona Armstrong accused of taking part in riots in the past.