after day of this item leading news bulletins is excessive . the situation is obviously of great concern to the bbc, but, surely, as he cannot be named untilfurther investigations are undertaken, this should be given less prominence than other news about the economy, the effects of climate change, and the war in ukraine . and david robinson suggested, report the facts when they are available and stop adding to the frenzy around who it is . who it was, was revealed on wednesday s news at six as culture editor katie razzael described. katie razzell described. this will come as a huge shock to viewers. we ve had a statement within the last few minutes from vicki flint, who is the wife of huw edwards, who named him as the bbc presenter facing allegations and said about her husband that, he was suffering from serious mental health issues and is now receiving in patient hospital care . later that evening, other bbc news outlets aired new allegations about huw edwards, and the co
after day of this item leading news bulletins is excessive . the situation is obviously of great concern to the bbc, but, surely, as he cannot be named untilfurther investigations are undertaken, this should be given less prominence than other news about the economy, the effects of climate change, and the war in ukraine . and david robinson suggested, report the facts when they are available and stop adding to the frenzy around who it is . who it was, was revealed on wednesday s news at six as culture editor katie razzael described. katie razzell described. this will come as a huge shock to viewers. we ve had a statement within the last few minutes from vicki flint, who is the wife of huw edwards, who named him as the bbc presenter facing allegations and said about her husband that, he was suffering from serious mental health issues and is now receiving in patient hospital care . later that evening, other bbc news outlets aired
private lives, and i do really think that he does have a private life and that we didn t really need to know all of this about him. he s a brilliant presenter. so i just wanted to say that. i hope huw is. ..soon going to be a better, and my best wishes to him and his family. last week, the 75th anniversary of the national health service was marked by a good deal of media coverage and some celebratory events, including a special ceremony at westminster abbey, exemplifying how for some the nhs is treated as something of a religion. the bbc s health editor hugh pym provided this analysis on the news at six. events were held around the uk to mark the 75th anniversary, including that service at westminster abbey with political and health leaders and nhs staff.
to answer, and his wife had also made a statement and asked for privacy. but the bbc news coverage on this story was nonstop. huw edwards and his family must feel hounded by the very corporation that employs him, and by some of his colleagues. by thursday, the story had dropped out of the bbc s headlines and some compliments were coming in for the coverage such as this from matthew brown, in what must have been an awful week for all at bbc news, i want to praise the news team for the way they have reported on the huw edwards story . it must have been extremely difficult to report on their colleague, but they have demonstrated their commitment and dedication to transparency, even when reporting on itself . and rachel gunn was one of a number of viewers expressing their sympathy for huw edwards. after everything that s happened and he s ended up in hospital, i just feel so sorry for him. i m very sad about the whole situation. i m a real believer of people s
new allegations about huw edwards, and the continued coverage that evening prompted two viewers to send us their thoughts. you covered him for 18 minutes before i turned off, and he has just asked for privacy. and it was through his wife who said he s in hospital care. he s obviously at a really low point to even have to receive that kind of care. and no matter how open you are with your mental health, you do not, at your lowest point, want to be nationally covered for hours on end about the state of your mental health. it seems that whenever the bbc covers the situation involving either the corporation or one of its own there s a tendency to go into overdrive, often with speculative journalism. matters that should be addressed internally or aired on the news. on wednesday night, the metropolitan police stated there was no criminal case