one and moved then to radio two, and he has been at it ever since and i feel he will be broadcasting somehow, quite a remarkable career. congratulations to steve wright. i hope he enjoys his retirement. time now for newswatch. welcome to the programme. coming up, ofcom says the bbc has a problem with impartiality. does it? how will bbc news has upset both sides in the abortion debate in its use of language. the british summer brings with it a number of pleasures was up such as wimbledon which started this week. and the glastonbury festival which returned last week after two years absence. devotees have been able to

enjoy coverage across the bbc and many references on its news outlets. a disappointing day for tennis at centre court in wimbledon with a defeat against andy murray. 200,000 eo - le defeat against andy murray. 200,000 --eole are defeat against andy murray. 200,000 peeple are here _ defeat against andy murray. 200,000 people are here in _ defeat against andy murray. 200,000 people are here in this _ defeat against andy murray. 200,000 people are here in this city _ defeat against andy murray. 200,000 people are here in this city that - people are here in this city that springs — people are here in this city that springs up _ people are here in this city that springs up from the somerset countryside. but for three long years. — countryside. but for three long years. the _ countryside. but for three long years, the cows have had this place to themselves. now allsorts have been _ to themselves. now allsorts have been marching into the farm. both— been marching into the farm. both events have resulted in some disruption of the normal television schedules and some doubted whether they deserved the slots they were given on news bulletins, with terry addressing the bbc�*s director as follows. ca n we follows. can we please have our news back?

meanwhile it is clear that this anonymous collar is not a glastonbury fan.- anonymous collar is not a glastonbury fan. anonymous collar is not a glastonbu fan. , , glastonbury fan. every time i put the telly on. _ glastonbury fan. every time i put the telly on, there _ glastonbury fan. every time i put the telly on, there is _ glastonbury fan. every time i put the telly on, there is this - glastonbury fan. every time i put the telly on, there is this rubbish stuff on about glastonbury. it is not news, you got loads of programmes about it, it is all through the news. it looks like an absolute hellhole with a lot of people who cannot string two words together. they cannot string two musical notes together, it is awful and we don't want to know about it. thank you so much. get it off! we discussed last week the use of language around asylum and terminology is an equally delicate issue in regards to abortion which has of course been prominent in the news since last friday was my decision by the us supreme court. that overturned the weight —— roe v wade argument. on saturday morning, they were discussing the subject with the

bbc�*s north american editor. has discussing the subject with the bbc's north american editor. as you sa , for bbc's north american editor. as you say. for the — bbc's north american editor. as you say, for the pro-life _ bbc's north american editor. as you say, for the pro-life groups - bbc's north american editor. as you say, for the pro-life groups who - say, for the pro—life groups who have been campaigning for this for many years, since roe v wade, they are very ambitious and there still a lot more they want to achieve? the phrase pro—life is a controversial one and its usage there was criticised by women's organisations with kerry, chairman of the group, abortion rights, asking, for who? women die when they don't have access to safe abortions. the term recommended for use by bbc journalists is actually neither of those but rather, anti—abortion, as in this report from sarah smith last friday. as they hear the news from the court, there isjubilation from anti—abortionists. but anti—abortion or anti—abortionists is not a popular description among those on the other side of this debate. the

conservative mp peter bone told video station this week that he was disappointed the bbc are using anti—abortion rather than pro—life. clearly a difficult subject and a bbc spokesperson had this to say. the style guide suggests anti—abortion is the preferred term. as of friday you may have noticed that you're no longer able to watch this or any other programme in high definition on the bbc news channel via free view, that is because of a reduction in free view�*s broadcast capacity in the bbc has advised viewers that if they want to watch the news channel in hd, they will have to do so on the iplayer. that does not satisfy paul. here's a video he recorded for us. i have recently started _ video he recorded for us. i have recently started getting - video he recorded for us. i have | recently started getting pop-ups recently started getting pop—ups from the bbc on the news channel telling me that bbc news hd wilson be moved to be replaced byjust a

standard definition, although i can watch it on the iplayer if i wish in high definition. this does seem a retrograde step to me, so to get my hd news, i will need to go into the apps, open bbc iplayer, find the news channel, select live news, which for a while for it to load up, assuming i've got internet speed fast enough, then get my news couple of minutes after everybody else. imagine if this were a sports channel in the world cup winning goal had just been scored and you found out about 82 minutes after the rest of the world. by the way, i am filming this in high definition on my phone but of course, if you're watching it on the bbc, you won't be able to watch it in high definition unless you're watching on iplayer. those in charge of the bbc often

speak about impartiality being one of the corporation's cheap qualities but the perception has grown recently that it is not fulfilling its remit in this regard. when he took up his post in 2020, the director—general spoke of the need to restore trust in the bbc�*s impartiality. last month, the culture secretary launched a review into the subject and last week, the regulator, ofcom published its own review that found audiences write the bbc less favourably for impartiality and truth and accuracy on friday, the director—general told staff it was making progress on its impartiality plan but newswatch years have expressed their own

ofcom also said to many people lacked confidence in the bbc complaints process and that it needed improvement and again that is something we have also heard from members of the audience such as james. the bbc complaints system is over bharati. we were told no one from the bbc was available to discuss these issues but i'm joined by the former bbc executive whose roles included deputy director of bbc news and controller of radio four. thank you so much for coming on newswatch. this debate feels as old as the hills, does the bbc would have a problem with impartiality? there is if ou want problem with impartiality? there is if you want perfection _ problem with impartiality? there is if you want perfection because - problem with impartiality? there is if you want perfection because i - if you want perfection because i don't think the bbc, given the volume of its output on any given

day, and came to be 100% impartiality. but if you take a more practical view of it, which is to measure the bbc�*s impartiality against the sheer volume of its output and then look at the size of the mistakes it makes and the number of mistakes it makes, i would contend that overall, the bbc does an extremely good and effective job as being impartial and an extremely good and effective job as being impartialand in an extremely good and effective job as being impartial and in doing that, british democracy extraordinarily well. we that, british democracy extraordinarily well. that, british democracy extraordinaril well. ~ ., extraordinarily well. we are living in a much more _ extraordinarily well. we are living in a much more polarised - extraordinarily well. we are living in a much more polarised time i extraordinarily well. we are living | in a much more polarised time and the news media landscape has changed with much more commentator led discussions and i wonder if people are wanting bbc to represent their point of on issues? i are wanting bbc to represent their point of on issues?— point of on issues? i think that is a key point _ point of on issues? i think that is a key point which _ point of on issues? i think that is a key point which is _ point of on issues? i think that is a key point which is the - point of on issues? i think that is a key point which is the extent i point of on issues? i think that is j a key point which is the extent to which people recognise that the bbc is not there to make own personal feeling reinforced or better in the

bbc is not there to attack, deride or belittle your opponent. the bbc does something completely different which is to present a big range of views and to have them effectively both reflected and challenged by qualified journalists and presenters who know their business. you don't want to end up with a warm, cuddly feeling inside that the bbc has endorsed your view.— feeling inside that the bbc has endorsed your view. many people think impartiality _ endorsed your view. many people think impartiality means - endorsed your view. many people think impartiality means equal. endorsed your view. many people l think impartiality means equal time and we heard a viewer they're containing about needing a stopwatch to measure abortion coverage is that the right way to measure it? ida. to measure abortion coverage is that the right way to measure it? no, and it is an important _ the right way to measure it? no, and it is an important one. _ the right way to measure it? no, and it is an important one. the _ it is an important one. the technical term for this but bbc and ofcom is due impartiality and what that means is precisely not equal time. the bbc should not be giving equal time to people who believe that there is no such thing as global warming, as opposed to those

who believe that there is such a thing as google warming, and the reason for that is because there is a body of factual evidence which means it clear that giving somebody equal time on that is giving equal time to answers. [30 equal time on that is giving equal time to answers.— equal time on that is giving equal time to answers. do you think social media has changed _ time to answers. do you think social media has changed the _ time to answers. do you think social media has changed the way - time to answers. do you think social media has changed the way people i media has changed the way people think about impartiality and also the way the bbc polices it? absolutely right. first of all, the pressure on all broadcasters, the bbc is the biggest and so feels the most pressure, but i don't others from feeling this pressure, too. if you make a mistake, or even if you don't make a mistake and you broadcast something that a social media group doesn't like, the multiplier effect of spreading that around can be corrosive. sometimes i dare say it can be helpful because it corrects an error made on screen but very often what is generating the social media outcry is simple disagreement with something that you have heard or seen because itjust doesn't correspond with your view on the issue. . ., doesn't correspond with your view on the issue. _, ., ,., doesn't correspond with your view on the issue. ., . . ,

the issue. ofcom also criticised the bbc's the issue. ofcom also criticised the 3505 system _ the issue. ofcom also criticised the bbc's system of — the issue. ofcom also criticised the bbc's system of handling _ the issue. ofcom also criticised the i bbc's system of handling complaints. what can be done to improve that? ofcom has a point and some of this will be administrative, it is just about the resources that you put in the number of people that you have the number of people that you have the training you give them to make sure they can handle better more quickly and more deftly the volume of complaints and there are another to come in because the bbc is a big beast, but some of that is psychological. the extent to which the bbc feels inhibited from thinking out loud about how it has made particularjudgments and very often, and i say this summary who make these decisions and somebody whojudges them, there make these decisions and somebody who judges them, there are a number of factors. i don't think it is an embarrassment to say it is a finely balanced decision this is what we have decided. in a way that gives the complainant and the wider public some assurance that bbc has considered all the factors, even if you don't agree the conclusion. thank you for all your comments this

week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail us. or you can find us on twitter stop you can colour us and do have a look at previous interviews on our website. that's all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. signs of a slightly different weather pattern heading our way. we stick with showery seen out there across the uk and it will feel rather cool at times in the breeze and the cloudier moments. that lad will increase through saturday at wimbledon but optimistic we should stay dry. if your showers as we head into the evening. early doors showers for the cricket between

england and india, that will cause some interruptions about turning drier and brighter. the qualifying at silverstone, it the afternoon we will see those showers moving which could make for interesting conditions. always on the cool side. the showers will come courtesy of this weather system which has been tracking its way south and east across the country through tonight. certainly into the early hours of the morning, that will bring outbreaks of rain across scotland, down across northern england, wales and edging in towards the south—west. clear skies either side of it and temperatures in rural parts down to sing a figure. most around ten to 13 degrees as we start your saturday morning. it could stay dry until the evening, towards south—east wales and cornwall, brightening up with sunshine and showers. southern scotland and northern ireland, sunshine and showers throughout the day. northern scotland, persistent cloud and outbreaks of rain or drizzle. more of a breeze the further south you

are and for all, in the breeze out of the sunshine it will feel rather cool for this stage injuly, but nice enough when the sun is on your back. as we finish the day, and bricks of showery rain, further showers in the north west and scotland but most places dry and care for a time during the night but on sunday, little areas of cloud and showers to the south which will go from west to east but overall on sunday, fewer showers around. udc the showers, they will be on the heavy side but lighter winds as well and sunnier moments it will feel a touch warmer than saturday. then as we go on, across the northern half of the country, lots of cloud. not especially warm. the further south and east you are, it will warm up through the week and we will see some good cloud breaks. more in the way of sunshine.

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