For those still interested here’s our statement from earlier on why Newsnight had a member of the public come on to participate in a debate about Brexit. The fact Lynn is a pastor and does some acting on the side was totally irrelevant to the discussion.https://twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1068167853017305088 …
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Replying to @esmewren
It’s a matter of misrepresentation, whether Newsnight itself was aware of it or not. If you weren’t, just say so! But please don’t pretend that viewers would not make certain associations with a clerical collar, particularly when its wearer repeated the word faith.
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Replying to @AlexClark3 @esmewren
Yes, agree entirely: collars confer authority, viewers were led to believe she was CofE, not an internet ordained prosperity gospel preacher with no congregation. If she’d been introduced as an actor, fine! But letting her on air in a collar & calling her Reverend? Misleading.
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