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Here's another complaint I sent to the BBC recently:

I would like to complain about Emily Maitlis misrepresenting something Nigel Farage said to Evan Davis on the 22/4 edition of 'Newsnight'. 

Nigel Farage said: "Sometimes you have to say things in a way to get noticed, of that there's no question. In order to get the public aware of some of these issues perhaps at time that tone had to be used. But you are not you are not hearing, and you're interviewing me now as we approach a general election, you are not hearing that tone from me." 

Emily Maitlis skewed his words as if to make him seem nasty and dishonest, saying: "He admitted to Evan Davis that he had used 'a tone' to attack some immigrants which was designed to 'get noticed' but insisted it had been necessary." 

The use of the phrase "to attack some immigrants" is inaccurate and unfair and could be interpreted as reflecting a bias against UKIP. 

Please could a correction or/and an apology be broadcast?

And here's the BBC's reply:

Thank you for contacting us about ‘Newsnight’ as broadcast on 22nd April 2015.

I understand you’re unhappy with the programme as you feel Emily Maitlis misrepresented comments made by Nigel Farage to Evan Davis on the 22nd April.

I appreciate your frustration with this however we stand by the description and we feel it was a fair summary of what Nigel Farage had admitted to Evan Davis on the programme. Emily was summarising the comments made and we feel this was fair.

It should also be noted the Nigel Farage interview with Evan Davis was then shown, allowing viewers to make up their own minds.

BBC journalists are well aware of our commitment to impartial reporting and they are expected to put their own political views to one side when carrying out their work for the BBC.

Ultimately we aim to provide the information which will enable viewers and listeners to make up their own minds; to show the political reality and provide the forum for debate, giving full opportunity for all viewpoints to be heard.

Rest assured your feedback is very important to us and as such I have placed your concerns on an overnight report. This is a document which is made available to senior staff, programme editors and news teams across the BBC and means your comments can be seen quickly and can be consulted in future broadcasting and policy decisions.

Thanks again for getting in touch.

Kind regards

BBC Complaints

www.bbc.co.uk/complaints

They stand by Emily's description and feel it was a fair summary of what Nigel Farage had "admitted" to on Evan the programme; I disagree and think the phrase "to attack some immigrants" was an unnecessarily negative spin on what Nigel Farage actually said and, thus, unfair and inaccurate.  

But (as the BBC guy might have put it) it should be noted that our full exchange has been shown above, allowing readers to make up their own minds about who's correct here.