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Last month Russia Today's UK channel was threatened with statutory sanctions by Ofcom after breaching the broadcasting code on due impartiality over its coverage of the Ukraine crisis.
"Ofcom concluded that these parts of the programme were not matters of political or industrial controversy or matters relating to public policy and therefore the rules on due impartiality did not apply," it said.
In his 2011 report on BBC science coverage, the geneticist Professor Steve Jones criticised the "over-rigid" insistence on due impartiality that could give "undue attention to marginal opinion".
The broadcasters must also comply with Ofcom's code on due impartiality by giving the party "appropriate" levels of coverage in their wider election reporting.
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The Editorial Complaints Unit ruled that the episode had contravened the BBC's "obligation of due impartiality on matters of public controversy" and that the episode would not be repeated in its original form.
But it ruled that Thought for the Day must comply with requirements of "due impartiality" and that any future complaints on broadcasts during the slot would be judged on a "case-by-case basis".
The BBC Trust confirmed that Thought for the Day must comply with requirements of due impartiality and that any future complaints on particular broadcasts would be judged against these standards on a case-by-case basis.
As any young Earth creationist will confirm, the BBC occasionally fails in its objective of due impartiality.
"However, we have concluded that the current arrangements do not breach BBC editorial guidelines and specifically requirements of due impartiality in content".
"Since RT started broadcasting in the UK nine years ago, Ofcom has recorded breaches of the rules on ten occasions covering various issues, ranging from the amount of advertising, to due impartiality and graphic images.
There is a contrast between the clear demands for due impartiality in the BBC's written guidelines and what sometimes emerges on air".
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