BBC rules BAFTA N-word broadcast breached editorial standards but was unintentional
The BBC's Executive Complaints Unit has ruled that the broadcast of the N-word during last month’s BAFTA Film Awards breached its editorial standards, though it was deemed "unintentional."
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