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equally delicate issue in regard to abortion which has of course been prominent in the news since last fridays decision by the us supreme court. that overturned the roe versus wade ruling which made abortion legal across the us, and on saturday morning on radio today, they were discussing the subject with a busy north america editor sarah smith. figs busy north america editor sarah smith. ~ , , ., busy north america editor sarah smith. a i. busy north america editor sarah smith. a ., ...

Coverage. as at the right way to measure it?— to measure it? no, and the technical— to measure it? no, and the technical term _ to measure it? no, and the technical term for- to measure it? no, and the technical term for this, - to measure it? no, and the| technical term for this, both from the bbc and ofcom and other service broadcasters is due impartiality, and that means precisely is not equal time, and the bbc should not be giving equal time to people who believe that there is no such th...

Been scored and you found out about two minutes after the rest of the world. by the way, i am filming this in hd on my phone, but of course if you are watching it on the bbc, you wont be able to watch it hd unless of course you are watching on iplayer. those in charge of the bbc often speak about impartiality being one of the corporation �*s chief qualities. the perception has grown recently that it is not fulfilling its remit in this regard. when he took up his post in 2020, director—genera...

Spreading that around can be corrosive. sometimes idsa can be helpful because it correct that error made on screen, but very often what is generating the social media outcry is simple disagreement with something that you have heard orseen something that you have heard or seen because itjust doesnt correspond with your view and take on the issue.— take on the issue. three also criticised _ take on the issue. three also criticised the _ take on the issue. three also criticised the bbcs _ take on...

Factors and you try to weigh up what the right answer is. i dont think it is an embarrassment to say it is a fine balance decision. this is what we decided in the way that gives the complainant and the wider public some assurance that the bbc has considered all the factors even if you dont agree with the conclusion. mark, thank you. pleasure. thank you _ mark, thank you. pleasure. thank you for _ mark, thank you. pleasure. thank you for all _ mark, thank you. pleasure. thank you for all your - m...

Elaboration, as this report from sarah smith last friday of as i hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti—abortionists. but anti—abortionists. but anti—abortionist or anti—abortionists is not a popular description of those on the other side of this debate. a conservative mp peter bohn told a radio station this week that he was disappointed the bbc are using anti—abortionist rather than pro—life. above busy spokesperson had this to say. as of friday you may have noti...

Am joined by the former bbc executive mark, whose roles included deputy director of bbc news and control of radio 4. thank you so much for coming on newswatch. this debate feels as old as the hills. does the bbc really have a problem with impartiality? i really have a problem with impartiality?— really have a problem with imartiali ? ., �* ~ impartiality? i dont think the bbc even _ impartiality? i dont think the bbc even the _ impartiality? i dont think the bbc even the volume - impartialit...

The news media landscape has changed with much more commentator led coverage, radio and tv. our people just wanting the bbc to represent their points of view on issues? i points of view on issues? i think that is acute and is the key point, which is the extent to which people recognise that the bbc is not there to make their own personal worldview feel reinforced or better, and the bbc is not there to attack, deride or belittle your opponent, and the bbc does something completely different which...

3—view public broadcast capacity and the bbc has advised viewers that if they want to watch the news channel in h d, they have to do so on the iplayer. that doesnt satisfy paul hetherington. here is a video he recorded for us. i have recently started getting p°p�*up5 i have recently started getting pop—ups from the bbc on the news channel telling me that bbc news hd is soon being removed to be replaced by a standard definition, although i can watch it on the iplayer if i wish in high defi...

Plan, but news what viewers have expressed their own concerns with john have expressed their own concerns withjohn hugh have expressed their own concerns with john hugh jones writing... ofcom also said too many people lacked confidence in the bbc�*s complaints process and that it needed improvement, and again, thatis needed improvement, and again, that is something we have also heard from members of the audience such as james mays. we were told no—one from the bbc was available to discuss th...