welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.g up, gb news is underfire over offensive comments made on air. but was newsnight fair to the channel in the way it covered it on wednesday? and why were bbc one viewers treated to some of a 2017 edition of newswatch last weekend? first, has brexit disappeared from the public discourse? for many people, the decision to leave the uk is now history and the country has moved on. but for others, it's still very much a live issue, as was reported on saturday afternoon on the news channel. pro—european protesters are marching in central london today. the national rejoin march is due to culminate with a rally at parliament square. they want the prospect of britain rejoining the european union back on the political agenda. but that 20 seconds or so was pretty much the limit of bbc television reporting of the national rejoin march, which did not feature on bbc 0ne's news bulletins. as well as the thousands in the streets of central london on saturday, hundreds of others then contacted the bbc t

john, thank you so much for coming on newswatch.ou've been using the news app and what bothers you about the new version? well, i was familiar with it and i suppose with new changes there's always going to be a problem. but i don't like the way that the new app delivers the news. for me, it doesn't work and as a result, it's no longer my first news source. the first, the former format was just so much easier to view and navigate quickly, and the presentation, has in my opinion, become bland, certainly by comparison with the other news apps. i think the new white, very white presentation wastes space and the menu options are very limited again by comparison with other news apps. i miss the fact that there's those menus. i know there is a three point menu on the bottom, but it doesn't seem to be as comprehensive as it was before. in other news apps that i use, the guardian, the ft, they have multiple choices generally at the top of the page that you can flick around if you want to go to some, some other aspect. and the bbc news app, n

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up, was it right to broadcast gillian keegan's sweary outburst after she finished giving an interview, and what can we learn from other politicians who've embarrassed themselves with comments caught on mic? many of us have regretted things we've said being overheard, but for politicians in their dealings with the media, the stakes are higher. so it was with the education secretary, gillian keegan, on monday when talking to itv news about closing schools whose buildings might be at risk because the concrete they were built from. here's chris mason reporting on the bbc�*s news at ten. it's the education secretary who's decided on the need for greater caution, but there wasn't much caution when she went all potty mouthed after an interview this afternoon. does anyone ever say, you know what, you've done a bleep good job because everyone else has sat on they're bleep and done nothing? no, no... no signs of that, no? it turns out no, not really. a few hours later, a new outfit and a

thank you so much for coming on newswatch.l know there have been lots of complaints about the new news app and many people are saying it's actually harder to navigate around the app. you used to be able to select what you wanted from tabs along the top. now you have to kind of scroll up and down a lot. why have you made it harder to find the stories people want? so that's an interesting point because you can still navigate very easily. so if you read a story that is about business, there is a little business tag on it and if you click on that, then you'll get all your business stories. and that is how most modern mobile apps work. and i hope that the people that are now learning that new navigation, that they will very quickly learn it maybe after a couple of weeks. it takes time to get used to a slightly new navigation. the way we did it in the past was well working for a little bit of our audiences, but most of our audiences were never using that navigation. so again, this is one of the biggest news apps. it is the biggest m

hello, richard, and welcome back to newswatch.is an issue that's coming up more and more, isn't it? detailed allegations about inappropriate behaviour against a named person but without them being charged with any criminal offence. are you worried this could be trial by media? no, i think it's important when there are serious allegations and a number of serious allegations of this nature thatjournalists and the media report on them and investigate them. and i should say i think this was a really robust and significant piece ofjournalism by the times and channel 4 dispatches. and you've seen the rest of the media has followed it up and investigated it themselves as well. well, of course, you did follow it up with extensive coverage. and some viewers feel that that's what gives an overwhelming sense of russell brand being put on trial. should you not have maybe limited how much airtime you gave it? well, i think brand is a significant figure. he's worked for major broadcasters, channel 4, the bbc. of course, he now has a big followi

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welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. she finished giving an interview, and what can we learn from other politicians who've embarrassed themselves with comments caught on mic? many of us have regretted things we've said being overheard, but for politicians in their dealings with the media, the stakes are higher. so it was with the education secretary, gillian keegan, on monday when talking to itv news about closing schools whose buildings might be at risk because the concrete they were built from.

welcome to a new look, newswatch with me, samira ahmed.the flames even more. july isn't over yet, but it is already virtually certain to be the hottest month ever recorded on earth, say a number of teams of climate scientists around the world. and so the stage is set for- what will be a momentous occasion. when england's lionesses walk out here at the national stadium - in sydney, they'll know that they're on the brink of sporting _ immortality — but claiming football's ultimate prize i will not be easy. they're about to face the highest ranked team they've met - here at this tournament. she thought she'd get away with it, but this was the moment the game was up. hello, lucy, is it? can i step in for two seconds? yes. - thank you. behind the door of this ordinary suburban house, britain's most prolific baby killer was finally arrested — three years after her murder spree began. those images we saw of fires on the greek island of rhodes and elsewhere and the wider issue of climate change were prominent on news bulletins at the end ofjuly, d

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.at and about the corporation's strategy for online, mobile and social. in may of last year, the bbc announced plans to deliver what they called a digital first media organisation. as a result, there's been a number of changes to how it distributes its journalism with new outlets and services and changes to some of its existing products. amongst the latter is the refresh of the mobile phone news app, which took place this summer and resulted in a large volume of complaints, including this from long—time user john gott on our programme two weeks ago. well, i was familiar with it and i suppose

welcome to a new look, newswatch with me, samira ahmed.off the air, the news agenda hasn't gone quiet as it sometimes does at this time of year. here's a reminder of a few of the big stories of the past few weeks. newsreader: the fires in rhodes have not diminished. _ instead, more have broken out overnight, and there are concerns the winds could get stronger, farming the flames even more. july isn't over yet, but it is already virtually certain a number of teams of climate scientists around the world. and so the stage is set for- what will be a momentous occasion.

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thank you for coming on newswatch.ublic interest in broadcasting those comments. and i think in this circumstance — look, i don't know all the circumstances. it was an itv news interview — but it seems to me, yes, the interview was over, but she still knew that the mic was there. you can even see her kind of touching it. i think on that basis, she should have expected that she was being recorded. and the comments are clearly newsworthy on an issue of significant public interest, and giving insight into actual views on things. there might be some viewers would think, is there a bit of a taste issue actually as well? like in the end, wasn't there mostly a shock value in showing a politician swearing and bleeping it out? i don't think... i think it was less about the shock value. i think it was more about the insight into what she thought — her sense that she was getting unfairly blamed for this situation and not, infact, getting the credit. and i noticed she herself hasn't, certainly hasn't publicly complained about the

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.hould be heard, it is not a top news story. at tea—time on saturday, just before family programming, why were we subjected to such lurid details of these offences at such a sensitive time? obviously not so important to the bbc and therefore, in second place came the devastation and loss of life in libya. and this is followed by a few lines concerning the melting of the ice caps. so, does the bbc consider the titillating story about russell brand to be more important than world disasters and the potential catastrophe of rising sea levels? now, we'll doubtless be told that this piece was of public interest and therefore important, but i beg to differ. an anonymous viewer echoed that point about the nature of the descriptions provided on that bulletin. on a corporate level, the bbc, along with channel 4, who also employed russell brand at the time of the alleged incidents, has questions to answer over what it knew about his behaviour. and its director general, tim davie, announced an inte

now it's time for this week's newswatch.s discuss that news app upgrade and other matters with naja nielsen, who's the digital directorfor bbc news. thank you so much for coming on newswatch. you'll know there have been lots of complaints about the new news app and many people are saying it's actually harder to navigate around the app. you used to be able to select what you wanted from tabs along the top. now you have to kind of scroll up and down a lot. why have you made it harder to find the stories people want? so that's an interesting point, because you can still navigate very easily. so if you read a story that is about business, there is a little business tag on it, and if you click on that, then you'll get all your business stories. and that is how most modern mobile apps work. and i hope that the people that are now learning that new navigation, that they will very quickly learn it — maybe after a couple of weeks. it takes time to get used to a slightly new navigation. the way we did it in the past was well working f