"A reporter at the heart of the BBC's coverage of gender dysphoria has questioned claims that the corporation suffers from systemic bias on trans issues, saying it ran a series of reports without any interference. Claims that the BBC had failed to properly cover gender and trans issues formed part of a memo alleging serious and systemic problems of bias at the corporation."
"The memo by a former external adviser to the BBC, leaked to the Daily Telegraph, ultimately led to the resignations of the BBC's director general, Tim Davie, and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness. The memo was by Michael Prescott, a former independent external adviser to the BBC's editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC). Prescott, a PR executive, said there was a constant drip-feed of one-sided stories, with a bias towards a pro-trans rights lobby."
"However, Deborah Cohen, a reporter who took on controversial topics around gender dysphoria and its treatment, said the BBC had run several reports and that she had not experienced any internal attempts to stop or shape her reporting. The Prescott report highlights a couple of examples of stories that the BBC didn't do on critical issues. It fails to point out the large number of impactful stories we did do, she told the Guardian."
A BBC reporter central to coverage of gender dysphoria disputed claims of systemic bias on trans issues, saying several reports were run without interference. A leaked memo from a former external adviser alleged persistent one-sided coverage favoring a pro-trans rights lobby and asserted effective internal censorship, and the memo contributed to the resignations of the director general and head of BBC News. The memo identified some stories the BBC did not pursue. The reporter countered that the BBC produced numerous impactful, clinical and evidence-based reports at a time when many national and specialist outlets avoided the subject because it was seen as too toxic.
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