"The BBC has upheld a complaint against the newsreader Martine Croxall after she changed the term pregnant people to women and raised her eyebrows during a news channel broadcast in the summer. The corporation said its executive complaints unit had upheld 20 complaints about the broadcast. It said Croxall's facial expression laid it open to the interpretation that it indicated a particular viewpoint in the controversies currently surrounding trans identity."
"Under the BBC's impartiality rules, news presenters are not permitted to express views on controversial topics. Croxall and the editorial team involved have been spoken to about the item. Croxall received praise and criticism over the incident when a clip of it went viral online. JK Rowling, who has made her gender critical beliefs clear, said Croxall was her new favourite BBC presenter."
BBC executive complaints unit upheld 20 complaints after newsreader Martine Croxall changed the phrase "pregnant people" to "women" and raised her eyebrows during a summer news broadcast. Management explained the facial expression best matched exasperation in reaction to scripting that awkwardly incorporated press-release phrasing. The unit concluded the expression could nevertheless be interpreted as indicating a particular viewpoint in controversies around trans identity, which conflicts with BBC impartiality rules that bar presenters expressing views on controversial topics. Croxall and the editorial team were spoken to, and the clip attracted both praise and criticism online.
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