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ITV 'disciplines' This Morning over Cameron incident | ITV 'disciplines' This Morning over Cameron incident |
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ITV said it has taken "appropriate disciplinary action" over the incident where This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield confronted David Cameron with a list of alleged paedophiles. | ITV said it has taken "appropriate disciplinary action" over the incident where This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield confronted David Cameron with a list of alleged paedophiles. |
Schofield was criticised after handing the Prime Minister a list of names during the live show, which he had put together from internet rumours. | Schofield was criticised after handing the Prime Minister a list of names during the live show, which he had put together from internet rumours. |
TV regulator Ofcom confirmed it is launching its own investigation. | |
It will also look into whether BBC's Newsnight programme breached standards. | |
The watchdog will investigate the 2 November edition of Newsnight, which claimed that an unnamed, prominent Conservative politician from the Thatcher era was involved in abuse in north Wales. | |
Internet speculation surrounding the Newsnight broadcast wrongly implicated former Conservative party treasurer Lord McAlpine. | |
On This Morning on 8 November, Schofield said he had assembled a list of alleged paedophiles after trawling the internet for three minutes. | |
The presenter was forced to apologise after the list was briefly exposed on screen. | |
It is understood they were all figures in the Conservative Party. | |
A spokesman for ITV said it had now concluded its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the mistake and had taken the "appropriate disciplinary action". | |
He added: "We sincerely apologise because the way in which the issue was raised was clearly wrong and should have been handled differently. | He added: "We sincerely apologise because the way in which the issue was raised was clearly wrong and should have been handled differently. |
"We have taken steps to make sure our editorial processes are always properly followed, which was not the case in this instance, and to ensure such an error will not be made again." | "We have taken steps to make sure our editorial processes are always properly followed, which was not the case in this instance, and to ensure such an error will not be made again." |
'Outrageous stunt' | |
Ofcom said it received more than 100 compalints following the episode of This Morning. | |
ITV apologised on the next day's show, but Schofield was widely criticised by the press and Conservative and Labour politicians, who called This Morning "irresponsible and amateurish". | ITV apologised on the next day's show, but Schofield was widely criticised by the press and Conservative and Labour politicians, who called This Morning "irresponsible and amateurish". |
Policing and criminal justice minister Damian Green described Schofield's actions as "tasteless and silly", while Tory MP Stuart Andrew said the ambush was "completely irresponsible and an outrageous stunt". | Policing and criminal justice minister Damian Green described Schofield's actions as "tasteless and silly", while Tory MP Stuart Andrew said the ambush was "completely irresponsible and an outrageous stunt". |
Meanwhile Lord McAlpine has spoken of his anger at being wrongly implicated by Newsnight, telling BBC Radio 4's The World at One that he should have been contacted before the programme went out. | |
The BBC has apologised for the report, which prompted director general George Entwistle to step down last weekend. | The BBC has apologised for the report, which prompted director general George Entwistle to step down last weekend. |
Lord McAlpine's solicitor Andrew Reid said he hoped an agreement would be reached with the BBC on Thursday. | Lord McAlpine's solicitor Andrew Reid said he hoped an agreement would be reached with the BBC on Thursday. |
Ofcom said in a letter to MP Rob Wilson, who had complained to the watchdog about both programmes, that it would also look into whether they breached "standards to prevent unfair treatment to an individual and unwarranted infringements of privacy". | |