Complaint
On the day after the resignation of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson from the leadership of the DUP, the presenter conducted an interview with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Ireland Reporter about the ongoing story.Ìý A viewer objected the presenter’s description of it as “a hugely significant story in Irelandâ€, on the grounds that its significance was for Northern Ireland and the UK, not Ireland as a whole.Ìý The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
In her first answer the Ireland Reporter said “Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was a leader who London and Dublin could do business with, the proof being the restoration of power-sharing here at Stormont in recent weeksâ€.Ìý In the ECU’s view, this warranted the presenter’s reference to the story being “significant…in Irelandâ€.Ìý
Not Upheld