Complaints upheld as authority rules 'Prime Time' report lacked balance [IrishTimes]
- Published: 30 June 2010
THE BROADCASTING Authority of Ireland (BAI) has upheld five complaints against RTÉ’s Prime Time over a programme dealing with the new State-controlled model of inter-denominational primary schools.
The programme, which examined the way religion is instructed in new community national schools, was faulted for failing to represent the views of the Department of Education and vocational education committees that will run the schools.
The Catholic bishops have now lodged their own complaint about the broadcast, accusing it of inaccuracies and lack of balance.
The ruling has caused concern within RTÉ, where it is seen as raising the bar for standards of objectivity in programme-making, according to informed sources.
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