Editing Martin Bashir (section)

==Career==
===BBC and ITV===
Bashir was a freelance sports journalist before joining the BBC in 1986.<ref name="STimes20201108" /> He worked for the BBC until 1999, on programmes including ''[[Songs of Praise]]'', ''Public Eye'' and ''[[Panorama (British TV programme)|Panorama]]''. For ''Panorama'', he interviewed [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] in [[An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales|a 1995 edition]].<ref name=resignation/>

In 1999 he joined [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], working on [[List of ITV journalists and newsreaders|special documentary programmes]] and features for ''[[Tonight with Trevor McDonald]]''.<ref name=resignation/>

===ABC===
In 2004, Bashir moved to New York, where he worked for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], co-anchoring their current affairs show ''[[Nightline]]''; along with [[Cynthia McFadden]] and [[Terry Moran]], he took over ''Nightline'' from [[Ted Koppel]] in 2005.

In 2008, while working as a reporter for ''Nightline'', Bashir was suspended from [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] after making remarks in a speech at the [[Asian American Journalists Association]] convention in Chicago that were described as "[[Off-color humor|crude]] and [[Sexism|sexist]]".<ref name="CarterNYT12052013"/><ref name="KurtzFOX12052013">{{cite news |last=Kurtz |first=Howard |date=5 December 2013 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-martin-bashir-out-at-msnbc-over-palin-slur-was-previously-suspended/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Martin Bashir, out at MSNBC over Palin slur, was previously suspended |publisher=Fox News |access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref> He said, "I'm happy to be in the midst of so many Asian babes. I'm happy that the podium covers me from the waist down."<ref name="KurtzFOX12052013"/> He continued and said a speech should be "like a dress on a beautiful woman – long enough to cover the important parts and short enough to keep your interest – like my colleague Juju's",<ref name="KurtzFOX12052013"/> referring to his ABC News colleague [[Juju Chang]], a reporter for ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]''.<ref name="KurtzFOX12052013"/> ABC News suspended him.<ref name="KurtzFOX12052013"/> He wrote an apology to the journalists association which stated, "Upon reflection, it was a tasteless remark that I now bitterly regret. I … hope that the continuing work of the organization will not be harmed or undermined by my moment of stupidity."<ref name="KurtzFOX12052013"/>

===MSNBC===
In August 2010, Bashir left ABC for [[MSNBC]], where he served as a political commentator and occasional substitute host for [[Lawrence O'Donnell]], hosted his own programme, ''[[Martin Bashir (TV program)|Martin Bashir]]'',<ref name="TVGuide.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Martin-Bashir-MSNBC-1020865.aspx|title=Nightline's Martin Bashir Headed to MSNBC, Dateline|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> and was a correspondent for [[NBC]]'s ''[[Dateline NBC]]''. 

In January 2013, Bashir was criticised for misleading viewers by airing an edited clip of Neil Heslin, whose son was killed at the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]], testifying in court. Heslin asked his audience if there was one person in the room who could provide a reason why carrying an assault weapon was necessary: 'Heslin paused for five seconds and looked around him. No one else spoke. "Not one person can answer that question," he said.Then, someone in the audience shouted: "The Second Amendment shall not be infringed."'<ref name="House-MSNBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehour.com/entertainment/article/MSNBC-criticized-for-editing-of-gun-hearing-video-8128473.php|title=MSNBC criticized for editing of gun hearing video|work=The Hour|first=David|last=Bauderap|date=31 January 2013|accessdate=7 July 2022}}</ref> Bashir's edited companion footage included neither Heslin's interrogation of the audience nor the period of silence, allowing Bashir to describe the clip as "a father's grief interrupted by the cries of a [[heckler]]."<ref name="House-MSNBC" /> The edited footage also omitted Heslin's remarks on respecting different opinions. MSNBC later aired an unedited video of the testimony, inviting viewers to decide for themselves whether the response to Heslin's challenge was "heckling" or not.<ref name="House-MSNBC" />

On 15 November 2013, Bashir criticised Sarah Palin for comments that she made comparing the [[National debt of the United States|U.S. federal debt]] to [[slavery]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/msnbc-not-commenting-on-whether-further-action-contemplated-against-bashir/2013/11/19/ee3df924-518e-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131120033018/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/msnbc-not-commenting-on-whether-further-action-contemplated-against-bashir/2013/11/19/ee3df924-518e-11e3-9ee6-2580086d8254_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 November 2013 |title=MSNBC not commenting on whether further action contemplated against Bashir |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=19 November 2013 }}</ref> Bashir attempted to counter Palin's comparison by referencing the punishment of slaves described by slave overseer [[Thomas Thistlewood]], specifically a punishment called "[[Derby's dose]]", and concluded by saying "if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate".<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Rob|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/martin-bashir-says-sarah-palin-is-an-idiot-and-suggests-someone-should-defecate-in-her-mouth-8946426.html|title=Martin Bashir says Sarah Palin is an 'idiot' and suggests someone should defecate in her mouth|work=[[The Independent]]|date=18 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="ByersPolitico12022013" /> On 18 November, he apologised, stating among other things: "My words were wholly unacceptable. They were neither accurate, nor fair. They were unworthy of anyone who would claim to have an interest in politics."<ref name="ByersPolitico12022013"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Coscarelli |first=Joe |url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/11/martin-bashir-sarah-palin-slavery-shit-video.html |title=MSNBC Host Sorry for Saying Disgusting Thing About Sarah Palin's Mouth |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=18 November 2013 }}</ref> On 2 December, Bashir was suspended by the network; he resigned two days later,<ref name="CarterNYT12052013"/><ref name="Mediaite12042013">{{cite news |last=Christopher |first=Tommy |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/martin-bashir-resigns-from-msnbc/ |title=Martin Bashir Resigns From MSNBC |website=[[Mediaite]] |date=4 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="ByersPolitico12022013">{{cite web |last=Byers |first=Dylan |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/12/msnbcs-martin-bashir-on-vacation-after-sarah-palin-178643.html |title=MSNBC's Martin Bashir 'on vacation' after Sarah Palin remarks |work=Politico |date=2 December 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/martin-bashir-out-at-msnbc_b204502|title=Martin Bashir Out at MSNBC|last=Airens|first=Chris|date=4 December 2013|publisher=[[TVNewser]]|access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kurtz |first=Howard |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/martin-bashir-quits-at-msnbc-over-palin-slur/ |title=Martin Bashir quits at MSNBC over Palin slur |publisher=Fox News |date=4 December 2013 }}</ref> issuing a statement saying: "I deeply regret what was said, will endeavour to work hard at making constructive contributions in the future and will always have a deep appreciation for our viewers."<ref name="Mediaite12042013"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/princess-diana-made-him-sarah-palin-destroyed-him-the-rise-and-fall-of-martin-bashir-8986790.html|title=Princess Diana made him, Sarah Palin destroyed him: the rise and fall|work=[[The Independent]]|date=6 December 2013 |access-date=16 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206002839/https://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Martin-Bashir-Resigns-from-MSNBC-After-Sarah-5035281.php |archive-date=6 December 2013|last=Ross|first=Robyn|title=Martin Bashir Resigns from MSNBC After Sarah Palin Scandal|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Martin-Bashir-Resigns-from-MSNBC-After-Sarah-5035281.php|website=SeattlePI.Com/TV Guide|access-date=19 November 2022|date=3 December 2013}}</ref>

===BBC religious affairs correspondent===
In late 2016, Bashir returned to [[BBC News]] as religious affairs correspondent, succeeding [[Caroline Wyatt]] in the post.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37474803|title=Martin Bashir appointed BBC religious affairs correspondent|date=26 September 2016|publisher=[[BBC News]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Mayhew|first=Freddy|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/martin-bashir-returns-to-bbc-news-as-religious-affairs-correspondent|title=Martin Bashir returns to BBC News as religious affairs correspondent|work=Press Gazette|date=26 September 2016|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> He left the BBC on 14 May 2021 after a period of ill health and shortly before the publication of a report from an inquiry into his [[An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales|1995 interview]] with [[Diana, Princess of Wales]].<ref name=resignation/><ref>{{cite news |first1=Rob |last1=Picheta |first2=Rob |last2=Iddiols |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/15/media/martin-bashir-diana-interview-investigation-gbr-scli-intl/index.html |title=BBC journalist quits as investigation into his landmark Princess Diana interview wraps up |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=15 May 2021 |access-date=16 May 2021 }}</ref>