social media. with the team on social media. find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter.— find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter. thank you for watching- _ facebook and twitter. thank you for watching. see _ facebook and twitter. thank you for watching. see you _ facebook and twitter. thank you for watching. see you soon. - for watching. see you soon. bye—bye. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. why did the bbc suspend its journalists�* work in russia a week ago and then resume broadcasting from there on tuesday? should we be hearing more the russian point of view in this conflict or less of putin�*s false propaganda? there

impartiality is the cornerstone of bbcjournalism, but should it apply in reporting on a wall where it is quite clear which side the uk and the west are on? spenceradams side the uk and the west are on? spencer adams thinks we are being given to one—sided view of the conflict, e—mailing e—mailing: a number of viewers have expressed the opposite opinion, too much time has been given a guess defending the invasion. here are a couple of examples, and interview nick robinson had this week with a russian mp on radio 4, and person encounter last week on the news channel between victoria derbyshire and a pro—putin supporter in moscow. crosstalk invaded an independent, sovereign country and is killing innocent men, women, and children. that is what he is doing. what is the number _ that is what he is doing. what is the number of _ that is what he is doing. what is the number of innocent - that is what he is doing. what| is the number of innocent men and women killed in ukraine?

i�*m asking you how does he justify that? i'm asking you how does he justify that?— justify that? no-one is justifying _ justify that? no-one is justifying the - justify that? no-one is justifying the things i justify that? no-one is i justifying the things that won�*t done, because russia�*s military is not killing innocent people. russia�*s military is destroying the military is destroying the military infrastructure. film military infrastructure. oh come on. _ military infrastructure. oh come on, this _ military infrastructure. oh come on, this is _ military infrastructure. oh come on, this is nonsense! military infrastructure. 0h - come on, this is nonsense! what evidence have _ come on, this is nonsense! what evidence have you _ come on, this is nonsense! what evidence have you got _ come on, this is nonsense! what evidence have you got to - evidence have you got to suggest millions of people are fleeing their own cities, that thousands are dying because a country�*s bombing its own citizens? it is preposterous! well, as much as we see we create — well, as much as we see we create humanitarian corridor. that — create humanitarian corridor. that wasn't the question. i that wasn�*t the question. i asked you who fires the bombs, who fires the missiles that is killing ukrainian citizens and forcing millions to flee? john f murray gave _ forcing millions to flee? john f murray gave that _ forcing millions to flee? john f murray gave that interview a thumbs up on twitter, writing:

but michael had reservations. opinion was similarly divided about victoria derbyshire�*s interview. chris thought the presenter deserve approval. well done to for her for handling the live interview with a brainwashed russian and keeping a call especially can. but sylvia had this concern. airtime was also given on thursday to russia�*s foreign minister, sergei lavrov, who gave a news conference that was carried at length on the news channel. brisk island for claims like that should not have been shown in that form, writing:

well, if there are tricky editorial decisions to be made in uk newsrooms about when and how to put kremlin sympathisers on our, the challenges facing journalists operating inside russia are greater still. it has never been an easy place to work independently, but when the russian parliament passed a new law last week and into jail anyonejudged to new law last week and into jail anyone judged to have spread fake news on the armed forces, the bbc decided to suspend the work of its journalists and support staff within the country. four days later, though, steve rosenberg promoted this week to be the bbc's promoted this week to be the bbc�*s russian editor was back

on air. bbc's russian editor was back on air. , ., on air. the kremlin is doing everything _ on air. the kremlin is doing everything it _ on air. the kremlin is doing everything it can _ on air. the kremlin is doing everything it can at - on air. the kremlin is doing everything it can at home . on air. the kremlin is doing | everything it can at home to control the narrative about what�*s happening in ukraine. virtually all independent russian news outlets have been either block or shutdown. and the new law has made it a criminal offence to spread what the authorities deemed to be fake news about the russian armed forces, punishable by up to 15 years in prison.— to 15 years in prison. given that climate, _ to 15 years in prison. given that climate, marjorie - to 15 years in prison. given - that climate, marjorie morning star was concerned about the resumption of reporting by the bbc in russia, wondering why take the risk. and peter stewart had this advice. well, let�*s discuss all of this with jamie angus, senior controller for with jamie angus, senior controllerfor bbc news with jamie angus, senior controller for bbc news output and commissioning. thank you for coming on newswatch. let�*s start with why and how you have resumed broadcasting from

rossel. ~ ., rossel. well, we need a pass this emergency _ rossel. well, we need a pass this emergency legislation i rossel. well, we need a pass this emergency legislation a l this emergency legislation a week ago we had to suspend broadcasting from within russia because we had to assess the legal ramifications. in our country to continue reporting on the news, that advice to a number of days to come in and to see how the climate in moscow was settling down over the weekend and the early part of this week. we subsequently decided in the early part of this week that it was possible to resume broadcasting in english and operate within the law, but in a way that was editorially robust and independent, so that is why you have seen steve and his colleagues back in air from moscow this week.- colleagues back in air from moscow this week. calling is an invasion is _ moscow this week. calling is an invasion is now _ moscow this week. calling is an invasion is now illegal- moscow this week. calling is an invasion is now illegal in - invasion is now illegal in russia, so how are you working around that one? the russia, so how are you working around that one?— around that one? the moscow teams are _ around that one? the moscow teams are working _ around that one? the moscow teams are working very - teams are working very elegantly and cleverly, it seems to me, to be very care about what they say to operate within the law making clear what is happening in the country. you will have heard steve referred to honour using a phrase like what the kremlin says on describing as a special

military operation, because an important part of what the team is doing editorially is helping the audience understand how their war is being presented in russia to the population of russia. that is an important part of understanding why the war is happening and it is really important that where we are able to safely really important that where we are able to safety we continue to provide the kind of information for our audiences. you understand that audiences here are concerned and thinking that if bbcjournalists are doing independentjournalism they are inherently a threat under these new rotten laws? i mean, that is certainly true. and we would not wish to be operating under these laws, but let�*s be clear, it is not the first time the bbc has had to operate under these kinds of restrictions and our colleagues, including our russia editor, steve, our experience in doing so, we would not be doing it if we felt we weren�*t able to broadcast independently and for the benefit of our audiences. our ordinary russians getting to hear bbc news? {lit our ordinary russians getting to hear bbc news? of course, our output _ to hear bbc news? of course,

our output in _ to hear bbc news? of course, our output in russia _ to hear bbc news? of course, our output in russia has - to hear bbc news? of course, our output in russia has been| our output in russia has been pretty, intensively blocked in the last week. we are a digital only service in bbc russian, so audiences were getting our content through the bbc russian website and the app, and around about a week ago that traffic was choked off and restricted very tom ra nsley was choked off and restricted very tom ransley by the russian state. however, we can see that some of that information is getting through and we try to communicate with russian audiences directly about how to circumvent those restrictions either by using the dark web, the so—called torrita, the different internet forum, and try different internet forum, and by other circumvention technology, including vpns, to be able to access the site still. we know some of it is working. it is very difficult. it is something we have experience of our audiences in iran, for example, we have spoken about this before, despite very strict restrictions on internet traffic we get a lot of digital news into a ride and commented into mainland china. the news into a ride and commented into mainland china.— into mainland china. the bbc's as it is impartial— into mainland china. the bbc's as it is impartial and _ into mainland china. the bbc's as it is impartial and the - into mainland china. the bbc's as it is impartial and the bbc. as it is impartial and the bbc is covering the russian

government statements, but you are not out there with russian troops, are you? we are not out there with russian troops, are you?— troops, are you? we are not currently, — troops, are you? we are not currently, no. _ troops, are you? we are not currently, no. should - troops, are you? we are not currently, no. should you i troops, are you? we are not. currently, no. should you be? it is very _ currently, no. should you be? it is very difficult _ currently, no. should you be? it is very difficult to _ currently, no. should you be? it is very difficult to assess i it is very difficult to assess whether hypothetically that could happen. the decision we would had to take was good we operate with editorial independence if we were on a military embed, is the phrase goesin military embed, is the phrase goes in the industry? we have been able to operate with editorial independence on the ukrainian side of the conflict and you and others will have seen that extraordinary report from quentin sommerville, in particular, which ran from thursday night on bbc news right up the front line, it is hard imagine we would be able to operate with that editorial independence will be embedded with russian forces, but of course we would assess it on a case—by—case basis. course we would assess it on a case-by-case basis.— case-by-case basis. they haven't — case-by-case basis. they haven't offered _ case-by-case basis. they haven't offered it - case-by-case basis. they haven't offered it to i case-by-case basis. they haven't offered it to you, | case-by-case basis. they i haven't offered it to you, have haven�*t offered it to you, have they? no. we have seen interviews with nick robinson and victoria derbyshire with prominent persian supporters making false claims, many viewers are questioning the wisdom of putting such people

on our live. == wisdom of putting such people on our live-— on our live. -- coochin. i understand. _ on our live. -- coochin. i understand. you - on our live. -- coochin. i understand. you have i on our live. -- coochin. i. understand. you have heard on our live. -- coochin. i- understand. you have heard both sides of the argument in the set up lives we have listened to and was. we do take this very seriously and we have no desire to give disproportionate amounts of airtime to apologists for the putin regime whose arguments are not based in reality. having said that, of course, it is an incredibly important part of this story for audiences to understand why the what has happened and you can�*t understand why the invasion has taken place without understanding what putin is telling his own people and so in order to understand that you audiences it is relevant and proportionate on occasions with those voices honour and to expose them to the kind of independent journalistic scrutiny that they don�*t get inside russia. the don't get inside russia. the thin . don't get inside russia. the thing is. — don't get inside russia. the thing is. we _ don't get inside russia. the thing is, we know— don't get inside russia. the thing is, we know how people clipped things, and it doesn�*t matter how much you argue with them, it canjust matter how much you argue with them, it can just be seen as giving them a platform and airtime to spread lies stop of course that�*s true and we give it a lot of careful thought. but i don�*t think the kind of

extreme version of saying that none of these voices could appear on air, that the raw material, for example, of the sergei lavrov press conference, which one of your correspondence alluded to, it is not right to ban that completely from the airwaves, because that is part of the unfolding history of the war, the job of the live news channels in particular is to present live events as they happen and then, over time, bbc news journalist, happen and then, over time, bbc newsjournalist, as you know, are able to put those events in context and we take that seriously and will continue to work on that basis.— work on that basis. jamie an . us, work on that basis. jamie angus, thank _ work on that basis. jamie angus, thank you - work on that basis. jamie angus, thank you very i work on that basis. jamie i angus, thank you very much. work on that basis. jamie - angus, thank you very much. you for your comments this week. if you want to show your opinions on what you see, read, or here on what you see, read, or here on bbc news on tv, radio, online, and social media, e—mail newswatch or you can find us on twitter. you can call us. and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. thus all from us we will be back to hear your thoughts on bbc news coverage again next week. bye.

this weekend, it�*s going to be a mixed bag. there�*s certainly some sunshine on the way, but many of us will need our umbrellas as well. now, right now, a weather front is crossing the british isles, extensive cloud out there. it�*s rain—bearing cloud. this is how it�*s going to stay for the next few hours or so. it�*s very mild out there as well. by early on saturday morning, temperatures will be around 7 or 8 degrees celsius. it might be a little bit colder across parts of northern ireland in rural spots, maybe down to around 2 or so if the skies clear and the winds drop out. so, the forecast for the morning shows a lot of cloud and some rain across scotland, parts of northern england, brighter across the rest of england and wales, and in fact, some decent sunny spells here through the middle of the afternoon. and i think the best of the weather will be the further east you are, but notice this sort of curl of rain here, this is a low pressure that�*s swinging into the south—west of the uk — not only rain, but also some very strong winds. we�*re talking of gusts of 50, 60, maybe even 70mph, so really quite stormy around some of the coasts for a time,

but we are only talking about the tip of cornwall, perhaps devon, maybe southern parts of wales — so not widespread gales, but very, very windy indeed, so take it steady if you are across this part of the world through saturday and saturday night. elsewhere, it won�*t be quite so windy. now, let�*s have a look at sunday�*s weather map. low pressure just off the coast of scotland there, but pretty much dominating the weather across the uk. so this is early sunday. you can see a weather front curling into this area of low pressure, outbreaks of rain, sunny spells and a mixture of showers in the afternoon. it�*s going to be that changeable day and very gusty winds right across the country, we�*re talking 30, 40, maybe even 50mph around some exposed coasts. so on saturday, the winds will be strong here. on sunday, it will be blustery right across the uk. temperatures on sunday typically between 10 and 12 degrees celsius. not as mild as it�*s been, but, you know, mild enough. monday, a much better day. the winds will be lighter, there will be more sunshine around, still some showers across northern parts of the country, but in the south, it really is an improving picture. and that�*s how it�*s going to be over the next few days into next week. in fact, in the south of the country, temperatures could even peak at around about 17 or 18 degrees. so a mixed weekend and then

better the week ahead. bye— bye.

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