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Really want to engage, cos i would say its hopefully a minority that are doing this. but obviously it then can swamp positive speech, it can swamp the positive engagement and the potential benefits that actually opening the comments up actually allows. i mean, ian, newspapers never used to play this role. really, it used to be one—way traffic in a sense. the paper printed articles, the reader kept their thoughts to themselves apart from probably the odd letter to the editor. why do you need to...

Into how newspapers cover islam. rizwana hamid is director of the centre for media monitoring, a project of the muslim council of britain. and well be talking to her later, too. but well start the programme with that question i posed at the top, the role that reader comments play in journalism. ian carter is editorial director at iliffe media, and, ian, before we get into your experiences last week, tell us more about the titles youve got. because i think youre one of the last family—owned new...

This week, some reporters covering the omicron variant say theyve received a torrent of abuse from people angry about the governments response and blaming the journalists. nothing new in much of this, of course. people have been shooting the messenger for centuries. but have we reached a new low? because one newspaper group even announced theyve had to disable reader comments altogether on their coverage of the tragedy in the english channel. so, does trolling mean the end of the reporter—read...

Engaging on social media - are very valuable things to do. i mean, certainly at the ft, i we get some wonderful reader comments correcting our- journalism when we get it wrong and coming up with alternative arguments and really- challenging the - journalism we produce. so, i think thats - a valuable part of the journalism that we do. about having a relationship between your audiences and the journalists? exactly. as ian was saying, l its no longer usjust transmitting news. were also receiving it...

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Theirjournalists to build up a social media following. would you agree with that, you know, even if it means the staff do receive abuse? sure. i mean, i think that both- reader comments and journalists engaging on social media - are very valuable things to do. i mean, certainly at the ft, i we get some wonderful reader comments correcting our- journalism when we get it wrong and coming up with alternative arguments and really- challenging the - journalism we produce. so, i think thats - a valuab...

Ownership and voice to people who wouldnt otherwise have it. but then the downside to that is obviously then opens up a space where people can spread hate as well, and spread hateful speech and that is a key part of my newjob at reach _ so, ive been getting round the company talking to editors, talking to journalists in the last couple of weeks and finding out what some of the key issues are. and it is, you know, it is the comments and how to moderate them and really kind of then create a safe s...

And thats a key part of my newjob. so, ive been getting round the company talking to editors, talking to journalists in the last couple of weeks and finding out what some of the key issues are. and it is, you know, the comments and how to moderate them and really kind of then create a safe space for the audience that really want to engage, cos i would say its hopefully a minority that are doing this. but obviously it then can swamp the positive speech, it can swamp the positive engagement and th...

>> i covered trump for a long time. i never heard him use the word, metaphorically. but makes you wonder if hes still pedaling the big lie, why should we believe anything in this book? its a book for one reader. >> it might be for one read e but there will be other readers on the january 6th committee in the house. they are look at this book. remember, meadows is someone who got a subpoena. hell be going in to testify on a few specific topics. theyre saying now, the democrats, if you can write a...

But well start the programme with that question i posed at the top, the role that reader comments play in journalism. ian carter is editorial director at iliffe media, and, ian, before we get into your experiences last week, tell us more about the titles youve got. because i think youre one of the last family—owned newspaper groups. we are indeed. iliffe itself is a very long—established publishing company. the familys run papers for centuries, but the titles we have now, newspapers include ...