BBC Fails to Edit Racial Slur in Bafta Broadcast

0:00On March 6, a racial slur shouted involuntarily by Tourette's campaigner, John Davidson, made headlines after the BAFTA film awards. It happened while Center Stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presented an award. Also, the BBC included it in their two-hour delayed broadcast on BBC One and left the full ceremony on eye-player until Monday morning. There was actually a second instance about 10 minutes later, during one meme Osaka's best-supporting actress acceptance, the editing team heard that one clearly and removed it right away for the TV airing. But they missed the first shout entirely, as no one in the broadcast truck picked it up on the live feed. BAFTA quickly apologized to Jordan, Lindo, and everyone affected, praising the star's dignity. Host Alan Cumming called the night trauma. Triggering, Davidson later said, the BBC should have worked harder to block his words, and Warner Bros. alerted BAFTA almost immediately to get it edited. BBC Director General Tim Davy wrote that the team regrets the oversight deeply and believes

1:04no intentional decision kept the slur in. After reports came in, editors thought they had fixed the issue by handling the second shout. Now they're probing why eye-player edits, or removal, took so long, despite social media buzz. The BBC is reviewing the whole process, drawing lessons from last year's Glastonbury Mishab, with extra staff oversight this time. They'll tighten procedures to catch and handle such moments, faster moving forward. After moving forward, they'll tighten procedures to catch and handle such moments faster moving forward.