Yet again
The BBC’s standards continue to decline, despite recent criticisms.
On today’s News 24, introducing a story about a fine of £400,000 levelled on two companies whose negligence resulted in the deaths of 9 people, the female announcer described it as ‘a huge fine’. The burden of the story was that, of course, it was a derisory amount, and the judge was unable to level any more because he was constrained from doing so.
The concluding contribution of the male announcer was: “The families extremely very upset.”