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Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has been cleared by the media regulator after saying he had “never seen so many white people in one place” while describing a pro-Brexit protest – partly because video footage of the crowd did indeed show that the protesters were overwhelmingly white. The journalist was reporting from outside parliament on 29 March, the day Britain had been due to leave the EU, when he made the unscripted comments, prompting thousands of complaints to Ofcom that his remarks had been racist or offensive.
“It has been the most extraordinary day,” he said at the end of the hour-long programme. “A day which has seen – I’ve never seen so many white people in one place. It’s an extraordinary story. There are people everywhere, there are crowds everywhere”.
Channel 4 later issued a statement apologising for any offence caused but stood by their presenter. They insisted that Snow’s comment was justified under the broadcasting code as it was “reflecting his observation that in a London demonstration of that size, ethnic minorities seemed to be significantly under-represented”.
In its ruling Ofcom said that it “acknowledged the large number of people protesting and in the crowd appeared to be predominantly white” and sufficient context had been provided. However, it warned Channel 4 needed to be careful, given Snow’s comments followed a discussion involving the writer Will Self, who had made reference to “ethnic nationalism” in the context of Brexit, which could have implied “there was a link between Brexit supporters and white supremacists”. “In the context of the current volatile public discourse surrounding Brexit, particular care is needed to fully contextualise any ambiguous statements in programmes on sensitive issues that have the potential to cause offence to audiences".
In a separate ruling, Ofcom also cleared Brexit party leader Nigel Farage of using his LBC show that same evening to say that “Jon Snow should be attacked” for his comments on the crowd being white. Farage had swiftly made clear on the same programme that he meant that Snow should only be “verbally attacked” for allegedly showing bias.
“It has been the most extraordinary day,” he said at the end of the hour-long programme. “A day which has seen – I’ve never seen so many white people in one place. It’s an extraordinary story. There are people everywhere, there are crowds everywhere”.
Channel 4 later issued a statement apologising for any offence caused but stood by their presenter. They insisted that Snow’s comment was justified under the broadcasting code as it was “reflecting his observation that in a London demonstration of that size, ethnic minorities seemed to be significantly under-represented”.
In its ruling Ofcom said that it “acknowledged the large number of people protesting and in the crowd appeared to be predominantly white” and sufficient context had been provided. However, it warned Channel 4 needed to be careful, given Snow’s comments followed a discussion involving the writer Will Self, who had made reference to “ethnic nationalism” in the context of Brexit, which could have implied “there was a link between Brexit supporters and white supremacists”. “In the context of the current volatile public discourse surrounding Brexit, particular care is needed to fully contextualise any ambiguous statements in programmes on sensitive issues that have the potential to cause offence to audiences".
In a separate ruling, Ofcom also cleared Brexit party leader Nigel Farage of using his LBC show that same evening to say that “Jon Snow should be attacked” for his comments on the crowd being white. Farage had swiftly made clear on the same programme that he meant that Snow should only be “verbally attacked” for allegedly showing bias.
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I am glad he was cleared....we really need to get back to the world of common sense here.
He only commented on what he saw...people can make their own deductions from this. |
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One could some humour in his remark....we don't have to take everything so seriously.
No people or animals was harmed in the uttering of that remark  |
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He should have lost his job , he’s another lefty racist
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They are now free to try and break the record, and see if they can amass 1,000,000 white people in the same place.
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How glorious , I like things in one colour , monotonous things
like snowfall |
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I like it when the fields are full of both poppies and ox eye daisies.
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Yes I agree , and I like to walk in the snow , past houses and many tress and hedges , covered in snow
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I like to walk , and look down at the snow , a lot can be achieved on a walk
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Maybe that’s what the silly **** meant
I don’t know |
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Someone fetch lfc his meds
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tut tut aroonh, you would like to admit that hypocrites like John snow should be sacked
but you just can’t , I understand |
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I remember when the Tottenham Riots took place, I thought 'I've never seen so many black people'. When I see the photos of those convicted of raping young girls, I think 'I've never seen so many Asian people'.
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Why is it that lefties like aaronh always seem to be attacking other posters on here?
It's so childish. |
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get over it
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I hope ofcom had plenty of complaints about them tryign to link Boris to the attack on those lesbian women on a bus a few weeks ago. Even for C4 news it was a particularly pathetic low and insanely biased piece of television.
I watched the first 10 minutes or so of this pathetic program last night then switched over to "Abandoned Engineering". It was all Trump bashing. It got towards the end and I'd caught that bit before so I switched back to C4. It was about 7:50-7:55 at this point, and C4 news was ... Trump bashing and calling him a racist and saying he caused this. Did these a-holes do this for the entire show? |
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You a carer now edy?
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I've always cared about keeping a certain level of civility and good manners when we converse with each other on here.
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Or was that a really nasty joke from you regarding Dr Crippen's age? If so, please don't do such things.
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edy politeness is a delight ,
for civilised people |
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I know, but nobody likes to be polite anymore
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That’s all, the leftists don’t seem to understand that little thing
Don’t blame dr c. for pointing that out surely |
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Looks like edy's been reading YouTube again.
He always got his arse in his hand after going on there. |
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Lol , he shouldn’t go on there ,
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Why do the leftists have to be so rude , it’s ghastly
Why would anyone indulge in that sort of behaviour ? |
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And dr c is kind and good enough to point it out , and arronhs response ? ....
get over it :( |
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Spot on lfc.
Nasty personal attacks the norm for some. I can never understand how people can get like that on a forum. |
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We don’t need that sort of talk on chatti chatty , words can destroy something good and honest and dear
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Thank you mouse , we are all sensitive people
no more than snowflakes |
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I don’t know edy , I think it’s lovely sometimes to fill some , certain people with bad impressions of me
isn’t it terrible ? |
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I like to be polite most times of course ! and sometimes I like to be rude
How can I explain that seeming contradiction ? |
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I don’t know
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What you consider your super rude level is still above the usual conversational level of most others. I.e the times you consider yourself rude, will be the highest level of politeness in most other people's minds.
Because of this, while of course you should continue working on improving this if you're unhappy about it yourself, one should always thrive to be the very best version of oneself after all, you won't be seen negatively, or as rude. |
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haha , thanks edy , I think what you say
is absolutely true :) |
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lefties hate getting their asses kicked. You would think they would be used to such drubbings by now. The most incompetent Tory leader EVER, & they still can't get control. Now they have what most on here were saying was "An idiot" running rings around them & the MSM- Labour Central; in power. Add to that their leader is Catweazle in drag. Tis a hard life these days for lefites for sure
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