hello and welcome to newswatch.nfell tower fire, but some viewers questioned whether bbc news coverage served to incite anger amongst residents. the fire service are... you could stop it spreading by spending £2 more... the interview emily maitlis conducted with theresa may last friday seemed to unfairly lay all blame for the fire personally with the prime minister. also... the sound of silence. how huw edwards occupied himself for the first four minutes of tuesday's news at ten. in the very early hours of monday morning, the sound of multiple police sirens was heard again on the streets of london. and the bbc‘s overnight news service reported the facts, as they became clear. we start with breaking news this hour. a number of people have been injured in north london after a vehicle collided with pedestrians. the muslim council of britain has said that worshippers were hit by a van as they left prayers at the finsbury park mosque. 0ne eyewitness has told the bbc that at least three people were seriously injured. some

hello and welcome to newswatch.remain after the grenfell tower fire, but some viewers questioned whether bbc news coverage served to incite anger amongst residents. the fire service are... you could stop it spreading by spending £2 more... the interview emily maitlis conducted with theresa may last friday seemed to unfairly lay all blame for the fire personally with the prime minister. the sound of silence. how huw edwards occupied himself for the first four minutes of tuesday's news at ten. in the very early hours of monday morning, the sound of multiple police sirens was heard again on the streets of london. and the bbc‘s overnight news service reported the facts, as they became clear. we start with breaking news this hour. a number of people have been injured in north london after a vehicle collided with pedestrians. the muslim council of britain has said that worshippers were hit by a van as they left prayers at the finsbury park mosque. 0ne eyewitness has told the bbc that at least three people were seriously i

but first, it's time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed.ise but also concerns about how bbc news reported the terrible grenfell tower block fire in london. and was the general election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour? there have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday night's fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. the following morning victoria derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. there is a man who threw two of his children. two of his children. come on, man. wow. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes. we saw friends, families... honestly, it's all right, you don't have to say any more. sandra martin e—mailed us with this message about victoria derbyshire: some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. and others, including this one from home affairs editor mark easton. my sister, and her son. how old was he? he's 12 years old. his na

what did newswatch viewers think? onejoins me. why did you contact newswatch?cked by the audience reaction. i thought the jeering, and cheering of some people but the jeering of others was unacceptable. it seemed to be that the audience was, at least 80%, left of centre in its bias and i thought that was completely unrepresentative of how the country votes. you raise the issue of whether the audience was unbalanced. comres put the audience together. the company said this earlier in the week. the reality was, the audience was scrupulously put together, selected and verified and i think a politician's clapometer is not the best way to judge how representative it is of the voting public. it is actually to open the bonnet and understand how the audience was put together. it is like constructing a giant 3—d jigsaw. you have to look how representative is... making sure it is representative of the 2015 result, the current voting intention, the people who voted remain and leave, and i can tell you it absolutely was. you raise concerns about the panellists. what was you

first it is time for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch.g up: a clash with andrea leadsom on newsnight. are the bbc presenter is guilty of being too negative and interrupting ridley? is this government minister being given too harder time on bbc news? as the aftermath of the west london fire continues to dominate the news, it has been a difficult week for the housing minister. he was on victoria derbyshire when he was faced with residents from the grenfell tower. derbyshire when he was faced with residents from the grenfell towerli wa nt residents from the grenfell towerli want permanent accommodation. do not give me temporary accommodation. i work hard and i had a good house. do not give me temporary accommodation, i will not excepted. what we will come to, i promised... some viewers felt that victoria derbyshire lost control. 0ne fewer send this e—mail: we mentioned last week another bbc item about the fire at grenfell tower that some viewers complained about. an interview with the prime minister. the newsnight presenter has done a number

hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed.ws reported the terrible grenfell tower block fire in london. and was the general election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour? there have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday night's fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. the following morning victoria derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. there is a man who threw two of his children. two of his children. come on, man. wow. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes. we saw friends, families... honestly, it's all right, you don't have to say any more. sandra martin e—mailed us with this message about victoria derbyshire: some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. and others, including this one from home affairs editor mark easton. my sister, and her son. how old was he? he's 12 years old. his name is brooke. that's why i ask... a 12

but she had won, some newswatch viewers pointed out.t in the sense that the conservatives were forming the next government. and graham watts objected to what he saw as: there certainly seemed to be some relish in comments made by george osborne on sunday's andrew marr show, repeated widely on bbc news. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just how long she's going to remain on death row. i think we will know very shortly. david hines objected to the airtime given to that phrase, and what he saw as a wider trend. later in the week, on thursday night, there was laura kuenssberg began talking again about how the government might respond to the london tower block fire. remember also right now this is an extremely fragile government, the state opening of parliament is not even under theresa may is onlyjust days after a bruising political defeat. nigel rawlins was one of a number of viewers to pick up the phrase there, a bruising political defeat, writing: the charge of a lack of political balance was one we heard many times during the e

now, judy, you watched the leaders debate, why did you contact newswatch?udience was, at the least, at least 80%, left of centre in its bias and i thought that was completely unrepresentative of how the country votes. you raise firstly the issue of whether the audience make—up was unbalanced. and the polling organization, comres, put that whole audience together. let's hear what they said about this earlier in the week... the reality was, that the audience was scrupulously put together, and selected and verified, and i think a politician's clapometer is probably not the best way to judge how representative it is of the voting public, it is, actually, to open the bonnet, as it were, and to understand how that audience was put together. it is like constructing a giant 3—d jigsaw. you have to look at how representative — making sure it is representative of the 2015 result, making sure it's representative of the current voting attention, making sure it's representative of the people who voted remain and leave, and then make sure it's demographically representat

time now for newswatch. hello and welcome to newswatch.u could stop it spreading by spending £2 more... the interview emily maitlis conducted with theresa may last friday seemed to unfairly lay all blame for the fire personally with the prime minister. also... the sound of silence. how huw edwards occupied himself for the first four minutes of tuesday's news at ten. in the very early hours of monday morning, the sound of multiple police sirens was heard again on the streets of london. and the bbc‘s overnight news service reported the facts, as they became clear. we start with breaking news this hour. a number of people have been injured in north london after a vehicle collided with pedestrians. the muslim council of britain has said that worshippers were hit by a van as they left prayers at the finsbury park mosque. 0ne eyewitness has told the bbc that at least three people were seriously injured. some hours later, it emerged that one man, makram ali, died in the attack and that another, darren osborne, had been arrested on suspicion of at

hello and welcome to newswatch with me samira ahmed.en many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday night‘s fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. the following morning victoria derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. there is a man who threw two of his children. come on, man. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes. we saw friends, families... honestly, it's all right, you don't have to say any more. sandra martin e—mailed us with this message about victoria derbyshire: some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. and others, including this one from home affairs editor mark easton. my sister, and her son. how old was he? 12 years old. his name is brooke. that‘s why i ask... a 12—year—old boy. john gosling contacted us about the bbc‘s coverage following the fire, here are his thoughts: is it now the job of bbc reporters to chase down the traumatised, the bereaved, the despairing, and, basically, w

lots of reaction from newswatch viewers to that interview.cal was ian whitehouse, who recorded his thoughts for us on camera. we all have the utmost sympathy and sadness for the victims and their families. however, nothing can justify the appalling viciousness of the haranguing of the prime minister in an interview by emily maitlis. it was more like a kangaroo court diatribe, based on assumptions of responsibility and guilt which hadn't yet even been discussed, let alone proven. other viewers contacted us with their concerns about reporting from nearby the grenfell tower. and the allegations and emotions expressed by residents. here are the views of david shute and alan cummings. the bbc was on the spot for immediate eyewitness accounts, in competition with rivals which reached fever pitch, recently. and because of that their obligations for broadcasting accurately and with accountability is being compromised. they have proved, in the event, to being totally inaccurate, highly emotive and often personally influenced accounts broadcast repeate

what did newswatch view is think? one joins me.actually shocked by the audience reaction i thought the jeering and sharing of some people but the jeering of others was unacceptable. it seemed to be that the audience was, at least 80%, left of centre in its buyers and i thought that was completely unrepresentative of how the country votes. you raise the issue of whether the audience was unbalanced. the company said this earlier in the week. the reality was, the audience was scrupulously put together, select it and verified and i think a politician's clapometer is not the best way tojudge politician's clapometer is not the best way to judge how the voting public is, to open the bonnet and understand how the audience was put together. it is like constructing a giant 3—d jigsaw. you together. it is like constructing a giant 3—djigsaw. you have to together. it is like constructing a giant 3—d jigsaw. you have to look how representative is... making sure it isa how representative is... making sure it is a conservative of the 2015 result,

lots of reaction from newswatch viewers to that interview.cal was ian whitehouse, who recorded his thoughts for us on camera. we all have the utmost sympathy and sadness for the victims and their families. however, nothing can justify the appalling viciousness of the haranguing of the prime minister in an interview by emily maitlis. it was more like a kangaroo court diatribe, based on assumptions of responsibility and guilt which hadn't yet even been discussed, let alone proven. other viewers contacted us with their concerns about reporting from nearby the grenfell tower. and the allegations and emotions expressed by residents. here are the views of david shute and alan cummings. the bbc was on the spot for immediate eyewitness accounts, in competition with rivals which reached fever pitch, recently. and because of that their obligations for broadcasting accurately and with accountability is being compromised. they have proved, in the event, to being totally inaccurate, highly emotive and often personally influenced accounts broadcast repeate

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