Final Draft/Rev.5 (3) A licensee, its employees or agents, shall broadcast a fact fairly, having regard to its context and importance. Broadcasting of unconfirmed reports 14. (1) A licensee shall not broadcast any report that is not based on fact or that is founded on an opinion, supposition, rumour or allegation unless the broadcast is carried out in a manner that clearly indicates these circumstances. (2) Where any doubt exists as to the accuracy of a report, and verification is not possible, this fact shall be mentioned in the report. (3) A licensee shall not broadcast any report where there exists sufficient reason to doubt the accuracy thereof and it is possible to verify accuracy of the report before it is broadcast. Correction of errors in broadcasting Reporting on controversial issues 15. A licensee shall broadcast the correction of any factual error(a) without reservation, as soon as is reasonably possible after the error has been committed; and (b) with such degree of prominence and timing as may be adequate and fair so as to easily attract attention and, where appropriate, include an apology. 16. (1) A licensee shall ensure that, when reporting on controversial issues, a wide range of views and opinions is reported, either within a single programme or within a series of programmes, which shall be broadcast as soon as is reasonably possible. (2) A licensee shall ensure that when broadcasting controversial issues of a political, industrial or public importance during phone-in programmes, a wide range of views and opinions are represented. (3) A person whose views have been criticised on any controversial issues of political, industrial or public importance during a programme, and who makes any representations, within a reasonable time, to the licensee responsible for the programme, that he or she is aggrieved, shall be offered an opportunity by the licensee to reply to such criticism. (4) A reply to a criticism under subregulation (3) shall be given a similar degree of prominence to the original criticism during its broadcast, and shall be broadcast during a similar time-slot to the original criticism, as soon as is reasonably possible after the original criticism. (5) For the purposes of this regulation "programme" includes news bulletins, current affairs programmes, informative programmes, 13