2 weeks Ago By Ed Southgate
TELLY and radio veteran Kirsty Wark has told fellow presenters to be impartial — and remember: “We are not the story.” The former Newsnight host, 70, said they should not give their opinions to ensure that the BBC remains trusted. Advertisement 3 Kirsty Wark has issued an important reminder about BBC rules to be impartial Credit: Getty 3 Gary Lineker has said he felt the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day She spoke days after Match of the Day host Gary Lineker criticised BBC bosses who temporarily suspended him in 2023 for a tweet criticising the Tory government’s immigration policies.
In the wake of the row, the BBC changed its rules around impartiality on social media and decided they should apply to all presenters, not just those in news and current affairs. Wark told the Women With Balls podcast: “What you do is you make sure you interrogate every angle. And I never had any trouble with that.
“I think that the BBC has got to be a trusted friend. Advertisement READ MORE ON GARY LINEKER A WRIGHT MESS Lineker reveals he broke down in tears over Wright's reaction to his MOTD axe WALK THE LINE Match of the Day legend, 87, 'surprised' by BBC's Gary Lineker replacements "At the end of the day, we go and work out — in this incredibly complicated world — what’s going on. “Our job is to winkle that information out of other people.
“Our job is not to give our own opinion to the audience. “It’s not about us. We always should remember that.
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