BAI partially upholds complaint over Newstalk Gay Pride Parade show

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland has partially upheld a complaint against Newstalk in relation to a broadcast about Dublin’s Gay Pride parade which referenced same-sex marriage.

BAI partially upholds complaint over Newstalk Gay Pride Parade show

The complaint claimed that two panellists on the station’s June 27 Breakfast Show were given “free rein” to talk about the importance of passing the same-sex marriage referendum.

It also said that the presenters were “completely sympathetic” to the arguments of the panellists, allowing their views to go unchallenged.

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