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To: The Director General of the BBC
Demand that the BBC publicly apologise to Jeremy Corbyn
Apologise for altering a photo of Jeremy Corbyn, which we believe was for political ends.
We demand that the BBC should publicly apologise to Mr Corbyn by inviting him to an interview on Newsnight, in which the producer of the programme personally apologises for using altered images for political ends.
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Why is this important?
On March 15th, the BBC broadcast an edition of Newsnight, the main focus of which was the alleged poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
As the backdrop for the programme, the BBC used an image of the Kremlin, onto which it pasted a photo of Jeremy Corbyn, which had been digitally altered to make it look as if he was wearing a Russian hat.
We believe the implication here is clear - we believe the BBC deliberately sought to imply that Mr Corbyn has connections with Russia.
The BBC's denial that the photo was altered is insulting. Anybody can see by comparing the original photo and the one broadcast by the BBC that the photo has been deliberately altered. The BBC's denial is confirmation of their complicity.
We believe this action represents a State-funded, Government-controlled national broadcaster altering images of the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition, in order to imply that he is in cahoots with a foreign power.
This goes beyond bias - it is Government propaganda.
Please sign this petition to demand that the BBC apologises.
This is important because the BBC is supposed to be an impartial public broadcaster, not an outlet of the Conservative party.
It's important because the State should not use a public broadcaster to broadcast propaganda.
It's important because this is not just an attack on Mr Corbyn, it's an attack on British democracy.
Please sign this petition to demand that the BBC apologises.
