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Lucylastic -> RE: BBC admits its viral “women write better code” story was fake news (12/28/2016 10:45:30 PM)
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THe actual comments by the BBC can be found at the BBC site
Women write better code, study suggests, bbc.co.uk
Complaint
A reader complained that the headline of this article was misleading, that the study on which it was based was so flawed as not to merit reporting, and that the terms of the report were not duly impartial in relation to the question of the benefits or otherwise of workforce diversity in particular fields of employment.
Outcome
Whether the study should have been reported was a matter of legitimate editorial discretion and, in the ECU’s view, the article did not deal with matters which were controversial in the sense which would require a balance of views. However, there were no grounds for believing that the women among the cohort selected by the study were representative of women in general, and thus no basis for generalising about women’s relative ability. To that extent, the headline was inaccurate.
Partly upheld
Further action
The headline and the text of the article have been amended to reflect the finding.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/comp-reports/ecu/womenwritebettercode
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