BBC admits error over Ardern headline after backlash
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BBC apologises for ‘sexist’ Jacinda Ardern headline after social media backlash
The BBC is under fire for a now-corrected headline about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s resignation, which was described as “blatant sexism” on social media. BBC World News, in its coverage of the resignation, published a story with the headline: "Jacinda Ardern resigns: Can women really have it all?"
BBC admits error over Ardern headline after sexism backlash
LONDON, Jan 20 — The BBC conceded today it was wrong for writing about Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation as prime minister of New Zealand with the headline: "Can women have it all?" The since-deleted headline was posted yesterday on Twitter with a link to an article by BBC World, the UK broadcaster's global newsroom. Angry commentators contrasted it with BBC headline writers' ungendered coverage of male politicians including Boris Johnson, the …
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