She has a Twitter account. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. The BBC's new director general Tim Davie previously warned staff over their use of social media in a bid to crack down on bias. "[44], Kuenssberg was criticised, alongside other major journalists, for incorrectly tweeting that a Labour activist had punched a Conservative Party advisor, without verification; footage was released showing this was untrue and she later apologised and retracted her tweet. While Ms Kuenssberg was live on air, Horne, 41, tweeted at 1.38am: 'I really wish I loved myself as much as you Laura @bbclaurak – I think, although deeply selfish, I'd probably be happier. His purported answer to a question as broadcast in the report was in fact his reply to a more general question (not broadcast), and not specifically about that terrorist attack. [58], Kuenssberg was named in the Evening Standard's 2019 list of the top 20 'most influential Londoners'. The other rules said: "Don't bring the BBC into disrepute. close. Kuenssberg was born in Italy in 1976 to Nick and Sally Kuenssberg. GAVIN And Stacey star Mathew Horne has apologised for calling BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg a dishonest “plopcarpet” during a Twitter rant at 2 am on election night. [3] Her father is a businessman and her mother worked in children's services and received a CBE for this in the 2000 New Year Honours. "[37][38] Viewing postal votes prior to polling day is in breach of guidelines set by the Electoral Commission[39] and predicting electoral outcomes based on votes cast prior to polls closing may be a criminal offence. "[35] Salem defended Kuenssberg, saying that she was doing her job "without fear or favour which is a vital part of democracy. Copy link. Jedward have reacted furiously to Laura Kuenssberg's remarks over the US Capitol siege which left four dead. [32] The BBC Trust said that the inaccuracy was "compounded" when Kuenssberg went on to state that Corbyn's message "couldn't be more different" from that of May, who was about to publish anti-terrorism proposals. They said: “Impartiality is one of the cornerstones of the BBC, which is why we introduced new measures last month to ensure we continue to uphold the highest standards – including new guidance on social media.”. "[43] The Metropolitan Police later confirmed that there was "no evidence of any criminal offences having been committed. She is currently the political editor of BBC News, succeeding Nick Robinson in July 2015 and is the first woman to hold the position. David Miliband feels ‘responsibility to testify’ family’s Shoah escape ... Twitter; RSS; subscribe to the daily edition. She retweeted her latest piece of work about the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. A viewer had complained about her item, which featured an interview with Corbyn on the BBC News at Six which gave the incorrect impression that Corbyn disagreed with the use of firearms by police in incidents such as that month's terrorist attacks in Paris. close. Laura Kuenssberg was heard saying ‘he didn’t answer the question’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA) The press conference was not the first time journalists have been caught out with technical difficulties, as in March last year Robert Peston appeared to utter an expletive before he asked a question at the daily briefing. She is currently the political editor of BBC News, succeeding Nick Robinson in July 2015 and is the first woman to hold the position. It's not, in itself, a definition of journalism - but you have to view it as just one part of the way that information is circulated these days. Copy link. Laura Kuenssberg is a British journalist and political editor at BBC News. Laura added the comment: “Last piece of work for a while! You can unsubscribe at any time. Her older brother David is executive director of finance and resources at Brighton and Hove City Council. The BBC had believed her safety was under threat because of online abuse considered to be mainly from supporters of Corbyn. [46], An interview with Boris Johnson in July 2020 led to over 100 complaints against Kuenssberg being submitted to the BBC alleging that she had overly interrupted Johnson and was displaying bias against the government. BBC bias: Corporation news output receives lowest impartiality score, BBC DISASTER! Laura Kuenssberg - Scufflegate ... Twitter seems to function largely as a resource to keep followers updated with the latest developments, often by re-tweeting other tweets. Before that she was Newsnight's chief correspondent and a regular presenter of the programme after a spell as ITV News business editor. Laura is the political editor of BBC News. [17][18][19][20][21], She was appointed in July 2015 as the BBC's political editor, the first woman to hold the position. Trump responded, "That's your choice of a question?" About sharing. Respect the privacy of the workplace and the confidentiality of internal announcements.". order back issues and use the historic Daily Express Appointed chief political correspondent for BBC News, Kuenssberg reported for BBC One bulletins, Daily Politics and the BBC News channel. On July 24th, 2020, Laura declared her absence from BBC News again. [8] Kuenssberg grew up in Glasgow, with her brother and sister,[9] and attended Laurel Bank School, a private girls' school.[10]. Laura was simply reporting information from a source, and we believe this was clearly stated in her tweet. printed on the front-page. Share page. She wrote: "The margins in lots of seats might be very narrow - so those factors and parties' plans to get vote out could matter hugely - gap btw success and failure for Johnson is extremely small no matter how many fish he manhandles. The BBC defended Kuenssberg, stating that she has conducted the interview in a 'thorough, firm but fair manner. She also contributed towards business reporting on ITV's current affairs strand, Tonight. I find the reliance on Twitter to be utterly baffling - particularly when the likes of Kuenssberg and Peston always want to appear to be "first with the scoop" - even if it turns out to be utter bollocks. [36], In the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Kuenssberg was accused of bias, in various campaign incidents, alongside criticism of the BBC's election coverage. "If your work requires you to maintain your impartiality, don't express a personal opinion on matters of public policy, politics, or 'controversial subjects'. Ms Kuenssberg also said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's claims about checks at the Irish border were as bad as former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pretending to watch the Queen’s speech on Christmas Day. Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 8 August 1976) is a British journalist. [15][16], Between the 2017 United Kingdom general election and Brexit in 2020, Kuenssberg also co-presented the BBC's Brexitcast podcast alongside Katya Adler, Adam Fleming, and Chris Mason, which was then retitled as the Newscast podcast. "[25], In March 2019, Kuenssberg presented a documentary, The Brexit Storm: Laura Kuenssberg's Inside Story, for BBC Two. Speaking after details of the FOI request, submitted by The Sun, was revealed, said: "The BBC are not fit for purpose. Where is Laura Kuenssberg? Laura Kuenssberg Political editor @bbclaurak on Twitter. In her apology, Kuenssberg noted that two sources had told her the story was true, and she hence decided to publish it. I'm the BBC's Political Editor. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. She has a fun Wiki entry! Published 8 hours ago. Journalism by tweet has got to be the laziest form ever. Laura Kuenssberg removed a tweet wrongly claiming a Labour activist punched a Tory advisor (Image: GETTY) "It’s the fact a blanket law would allow any predatory man to … [50][51], At both the Conservative and Labour Party conferences in 2017, Kuenssberg was accompanied by a security guard. Share page. On 11 December, the day before election, she drew controversy by claiming on air that submitted postal votes, apparently viewed by both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party, were "looking pretty grim for Labour in a lot of parts of the country. She also faced backlash for expressing an opinion on gender self-identification in the same month. Related Topics. Coming from a family of brilliant and compassionate people, she has been able to carve her own niche; cast her own identity; and choose her path to success. And in this case I can very easily be critical of Laura Kuenssberg, without, in any way demonstrating bias. [40][41] The footage was subsequently withdrawn from BBC iPlayer, while the episode of Politics Live in which the incident happened was withdrawn and removed from the BBC Parliament schedule. Laura Kuenssberg is a well-known face on the BBC, having been appointed as the first female political editor of BBC News in 2015. The incident was the subject of an official complaint from Seumas Milne, the Labour Party's director of communications, which was rejected by Robbie Gibb, then the BBC's head of live political programmes. “They are nothing more than a left-wing propaganda machine who allow their multi-millionaire stars to interfere with the running of our country.”. The incident is dividing the Internet. After returning to the UK, she worked for local radio and then cable television in Glasgow, before joining BBC North East and Cumbria in March 2000 as a trainee journalist. "[32] Nevertheless, the BBC Trust found no evidence that there had been any intention to mislead, and their ruling was that the footage "had been compiled in good faith. Laura Kuenssberg Political editor @bbclaurak on Twitter. [26] Her role in the reporting of Brexit negotiations was the subject of an article in The Times Magazine of 30 March 2019. He said those wanting to be an "opinionated columnist or a partisan campaigner on social media" should not be working at the BBC. close. A Freedom of Information request has revealed just a single journalist was given a written warning for contentious tweets over the last 12 months. Ms Kuenssberg, who has more than 1.13 million followers on Twitter and is often the target of vitriolic online abuse, later tweeted an apology. I don't think 'Labour activist cares about NHS' is a huge scoop though...". Published 13 December 2019. DON'T MISSBBC DISASTER! [55], In November 2016, Kuenssberg was awarded Broadcaster of the Year by the Political Studies Association. Share. The BBC defended Kuenssberg stating that she was summarising the position of the Chancellor and that its economics editor, Faisal Islam, had then given the opposite position. Laura Kuenssberg news: The BBC political editor said on Twitter ministers agreed on the plans (Image: TWITTER) READ MORE Boris vows to honour all COVID victims as death toll hits 100,000 She joined the Newsnight team in February 2014. Political editor Laura Kuenssberg also faced backlash for wrongly claiming a Labour activist punched a Tory advisor last December. "Don't criticise your colleagues in public. Express. He then remarked to May: "There goes that relationship. In May 2010, her presence on BBC Television was so ubiquitous in the period between the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the formation of the Cameron–Clegg coalition, that journalist David Aaronovitch coined the term "Kuenssbergovision". Copy link. People on Twitter also reacted furiously. The trust said that accuracy was particularly important when dealing "with a critical question at a time of extreme national concern. Kuenssberg studied history at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a journalism course at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,[11] where she worked on an NBC News political programme. The Labour politician Yvette Cooper defended the BBC's political editor: "It's her job to ask difficult questions. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. And, she has amassed about 1.2 million followers on Twitter. BBC POLITICAL Editor Laura Kuenssberg outlined a “very, very thorny” and “troubling” issue for Boris Johnson with regards to his new Brexit deal. ", Another person added: "The BBC a waste of public money .". The BBC's impartiality guidelines also say staff have also been warned to "be wary of 'revealed bias'". [1][2] She has previously served as the BBC's chief political correspondent and was the first business editor of ITV News. Coronavirus pandemic; I personally think, for a person in her role, with the journalistic responsibilities that come with that role, it was, at best misjudged. Coronavirus pandemic; [22] In January 2016 Kuenssberg was involved in arranging for the Labour MP Stephen Doughty to publicly announce his resignation as a shadow foreign office minister on Daily Politics. [27], On 17 December 2019, she presented a second documentary film, The Brexit Storm Continues: Laura Kuenssberg's Inside Story, which covered Boris Johnson's arrival at 10 Downing Street through to the 2019 general election. This included staff working in news and current affairs, including Countryfile, The One Show and Woman's Hour. This comes after the broadcaster recently issued new guidelines for staff to "ensure the highest possible standards of impartiality across the organisation". [30][31], In January 2017 the BBC Trust ruled that a report in November 2015 by Kuenssberg broke the broadcaster's impartiality and accuracy guidelines. [59], Kuenssberg is married to James Kelly, a management consultant. Hundreds of people subsequently took to Twitter to praise … Twitter users pointed out that Kuenssberg wasn't the only one to tweet Omar's profile, ITV's Paul Brand did too - yet she's the only one getting abuse for it. About sharing. Related Topics. '[47], In November 2020, some economists criticized Kuenssberg's assessment of Rishi Sunak's economic statement suggesting she lacked understanding of economics. 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It’s not 'these people '. newspaper archive. Share. submit. Once Salem's identity as a Labour activist came to light, he was met with a barrage of abuse online by Boris Johnson supporters. She initially decided not to report the comments because the BBC generally requires a story to have two sources before it can run. [48], In a July 2017 Spectator article, Charles Moore wrote of being told "informally" that Kuenssberg had received protection from a bodyguard during the 2017 general election. That’s the danger.". Laura Juliet Kuenssberg (born 8 August 1976) is a British journalist. the FOI referenced in this story covers the year up until April 2020 and since then Tim Davie started as Director-General in September 2020, meaning the new impartiality guidelines and social media guidance only came into operation in October. About sharing. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, A BBC spokesman told Express.co.uk that the FOI referenced in this story covers the year up until April 2020 and since then Tim Davie started as Director-General in September 2020, meaning the new impartiality guidelines and social media guidance only came into operation in October.