BBC Says It Broke Accuracy Rules by Omitting Trans Identity of Murderer Scarlet Blake

The BBC breached accuracy rules by failing to mention that convicted murderer Scarlet Blake identifies as transgender, the public broadcaster’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) has said. However, the BBC did not break impartiality rules by referring to the male murderer as “she” or “her,” the unit said on Thursday. The ECU also used “she/her” pronouns when referencing Blake in the summary of its findings, saying it “does not indicate a view on which pronouns might be appropriate in other contexts.” Blake, 26, a Chinese-born man who identifies as a woman, was convicted and jailed in February for the murder of a vulnerable stranger....