Regulator brands Sky News MH17 report a 'significant lapse of judgment'

A live report in which Sky News journalist Colin Brazier was seen picking through the belongings of victims of the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine amounted to a “significant lapse of judgment”, according to Ofcom.

Regulator brands Sky News MH17 report a 'significant lapse of judgment'

A live report in which Sky News journalist Colin Brazier was seen picking through the belongings of victims of the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine amounted to a “significant lapse of judgment”, according to Ofcom.

The UK's broadcasting regulator said the report, screened in July following the apparent shooting down of the Malaysia Airlines jet, was “capable of causing considerable offence” and breached its programme code.

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