BBC Told: Don't Say U.S. "Kidnapped" Maduro

BBC journalists have reportedly been told not to use the word "kidnapping" to describe the U.S. operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a columnist has revealed. The instruction came from internal BBC guidelines, according to commentator Owen Jones. He published the alleged memo on social media on Monday. The guidelines direct staff to use the term "captured" instead. This applies to coverage of the U.S. government's offer of a $15 million reward for Maduro's arrest. Maduro and other senior Venezuelan officials are wanted by the U.S. on narcotics and terrorism charges. The U.S. State Department refers to the operation as a "capture." The BBC has not yet publicly commented on the reported editorial instruction.