BBC journalists reportedly told to avoid saying US ‘kidnapped’ Venezuela’s Maduro
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Leaked memo from British broadcaster also instructs them to use ‘captured’ when referring to America’s description of the military raid.

BBC journalists have reportedly been instructed not to describe America’s abduction of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as a “kidnapping”, according to a British newspaper columnist. The editorial instruction was unveiled by Owen Jones on Monday, a commentator with more than a million followers on a social media platform. Jones said a memo from BBC management had been passed to him. According to an image Jones uploaded with his post, the guidelines told BBC’s journalists to use “captured” when…

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