BBC under fire for clandestine documentary
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word="trip">trip</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>" <span word="would">would</span> <span word="accompany">accompany</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undercover">undercover</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Panorama">Panorama</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="current">current</span>-<span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p><span word="Alex">Alex</span> <span word="Peters">Peters</span>-<span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LSE">LSE</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="union">union</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Sky">Sky</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intentions">intentions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undercover">undercover</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="human">human</span> <span word="shields">shields</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sweeney">Sweeney</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="LSE">LSE</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Panorama">Panorama</span> <span word="documentary">documentary</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plea">plea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="retribution">retribution</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="identities">identities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="broadcaster">broadcaster</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="blurred">blurred</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="identified">identified</span>.</p>
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