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early in the day. heavy rain affecting the south—west of england. through the day, the rain becomes lighter and more patchy in many places become drier. we have a lot of dry weather across other parts of the uk, hunting ascension, just a few showers in the north—west of scotland. certainly fewer and lighter than today. it will feel pleasant in the sunshine with temperatures 17—18. now on bbc news the media show. hello and welcome to the media show. as i am sure you have seen, the...

the journalism right around this story, but there are also ways of getting the journalism wrong. were going to look at that. were also going to hearfrom a man behind a whole raft of scoops. gabriel pogrom from the sunday times will tell us how he lands his stories, and were going to hear the story of fi glover and jane garvey leaving the bbc for times radio. well hear the story according to their agent. but lets begin with the situation with the uk economy. here with me in the media st...

thousands of properties have been destroyed. causeways linking many islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome to the media show. well, as im sure youve seen, these are tumultuous times for the uk economy, and this is a story that is as complex as it is important. and there are ways of getting the journalism right around this story, but there are also ways of getting the journalism wrong. were going to l...

hello and welcome to the media show. well, as im sure youve seen, these are tumultuous times for the uk economy, and this is a story that is as complex as it is important. and there are ways of getting the journalism right around this story, but there are also ways of getting the journalism wrong. were going to look at that. were also going to hearfrom a man behind a whole raft of scoops. gabriel pogrom from the sunday times will tell us how he lands his stories, and were going to hear...

That are important, but occasionally, you know, well dedicate a lot of column space or pixel space to a piece and it transpires the readers dont necessarily care as much as wed like them to. so a dti — sounds a bit like a completion rate on a video. same thing, i guess. absolutely. its that same — that kind of data—driven approach. well, thanks for coming in. can you tell us whats coming next? ithink my... our lawyers at times newspapers ltd would be very angry at me if i said anything now...

Just want reach — i mean, its sort of good for our prestige and our public interest role when scoops get followed up and widely reported. but we also want to serve our readers and, you know, once upon a time, the metric of a decent story was whether it was discussed on the andrew marr show or whether it got on the front page. now we have these terrifying acronyms like dti — our dwell time index — which... dwell time index! everyone listening is jotting that one down. yeah, absolutely. that...

On the front page. now we have these terrifying acronyms like dti, our dwell time index, which... dwell time index! everyone listening is jotting that one down. yeah, absolutely. that acronym basically denotes whether people are making it to the end of our stories. i mean, we often feel like were doing things that are important, but occasionally, you know, well dedicate a lot of column space or pixel space to a piece and it transpires the readers dont necessarily care as much as wed like them to...

Are scoops still the pre—eminent form in your newsroom? i mean, it�*s really interesting. so sunday times, one of a number of publications, it has a paywall. so we don�*tjust want reach. i mean, it�*s sort of good for our prestige and our public interest role when scoops get followed up and widely reported. but we also want to serve our readers. and, you know, once upon a time, the metric of a decent story was what whether it was discussed on the andrew marr show or whether it got on the...

Up most of my column space today to introduce you to a 12-year-old girl in yemen who weighs just 28 pounds. nothing i write can be as searing or as persuasive or true as she is in this photo. nicholas kristoff joins us. youre right, that picture is just gripping. you were there about a week ago, among the people who are suffering. who kind of impact did your visit to yemen, to seeing this with your own eyes firsthand, have on you? >> ana, ive covered a lot of famine and malnutrition over the yea...

The brutal killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. heres the thing. it doesnt matter what happened in the senate today because outgoing house speaker paul ryan added a rule to the farm bill this week that blocks debate on u.s. policy in yemen. which is amazing, because this isnt just saudi arabias war or a proxy war between iran and saudi arabia. its the worlds most serious humanitarian crisis and the united states is complicit in it. the u.s. not only doesnt sanction saudi arabia for participati...