well, let's talk to richard burgess, who's the director of news content for bbc news. richard, can you see why some viewers feel that the coverage has been intrusive? i think some of the coverage has been really difficult to watch. and, you know, of course, it's really important that we respect the dignity and the privacy of those involved. but at the same time, it's really important that our reporters faithfully show what they are witnessing on the ground. and it's worth saying that, you know, people on the ground have been really grateful to our teams for bringing news of this appalling tragedy to to a wider audience. to a wider audience. can we talk about a specific example, which is the father who has just found out that his whole family have been killed 7 that moment when people first receive news of death, many viewers felt could be seen as voyeuristic. well, we think really hard about all the sequences we show. and obviously, you know, when you're watching a television package, you don't see the bits that we haven't shown. you don't see the conversations that we

well, let's put those points to richard burgess, the director of news content for bbc news. u for coming again onto newswatch. richard, can we start with an issue that a viewer, rick, raised? thousands of people go missing every year. why did the bbc give so much attention to this case? i think it was a case that captured the public�*s imagination. we can certainly see that from the audience numbers that we get. and i think that was because people had huge sympathy for the family. they could also relate to nicola and to nicola's story. and there was a kind of element of uncertainty around the circumstances of her death. and i think for that reason it was a story that gathered a lot of attention. there was a bit of a dilemma i think, the family wanted privacy, but also before she was found, they wanted the media's help in getting publicity to solve the case. and i wonder if that makes it impossible to square in terms of coverage? i think we were very careful to keep in touch with friends of the family to make sure that we were doing the right thing. in regards to the tone and

well, let's talk to richard burgess, who's the director of news content for bbc news. viewers feel that the coverage has been intrusive? i think some of the coverage has been really difficult to watch. and, you know, of course, it's really important that we respect the dignity and the privacy of those involved. but at the same time, it's really important that our reporters faithfully show what they are witnessing on the ground. and it's worth saying that, you know, people on the ground have been really grateful to our teams for bringing news of this appalling tragedy to to a wider audience. can we talk about a specific example, which is the father who has just found out that his whole family have been killed? that moment when people first receive news of death. many viewers felt could be seen as voyeuristic. well, we think really hard about all the sequences we show. and obviously, you know, when you're watching a television package, you don't see the bits that we haven't shown. you don't see the conversations that we have away from the cameras. we don't see when we wit

well, let's put those points to richard burgess, the director of news content for bbc news. story that gathered a lot of attention. there was a bit of a dilemma, i think. the family wanted privacy but also, before she was found, they wanted the media's help in getting publicity to solve the case and i wonder if that makes it impossible to square in terms of coverage? i think we were very careful to keep in touch with friends of the family to make sure that we were doing the right thing. in regards to the tone and the amount of coverage that we gave, it's certainly true that friends and family wanted some publicity, wanted to find nicola, and gave interviews to the media to that effect but there's a balance, isn't there? you've got to try and strike the right balance between reflecting that but also respecting their right to privacy. another issue — the police got a lot of criticism for releasing very private information about ms bulley and then the bbc kept repeating that information. why? well, i think the information itself was relevant. it was released by the police but a

well, let's talk to richard burgess, who's the director of news content for bbc news. eporters on the ground. some viewers concerned about this coverage would say they don't think the bbc would everfilm british families caught in a disaster in the uk this way. they've got a point, haven't they? no, i don't think so. i think when we have covered disasters in the uk, we have also adopted the same principles, which is showing respect, respecting privacy, but also being faithful to what we're witnessing, showing what's actually going on, and it's not ourjob to sanitise the reality of situations that sometimes, frankly, are really terrible. another aspect of this is interviews — very distressing interviews — microphones being thrust into people's faces, asking them how they feel. they may have given consent at the time but, given their trauma, is it really informed consent and should the bbc really be broadcasting that? well, we've got very experienced people on the ground who are used to dealing with these situations and have done many interviews over many years and they ma

richard henry lee. these were the elites of virginia they were the elected officials from their counties in the house of burgesses. now here in virginia, we are and always been proud of the fact that the house of burgesses was the first elected state legislative in the western world, having been in place since 1690. and it still meets today here in richmond as the house of delegates. but back then, membership in the house of burgesses was restricted to white men only who owned a great deal of land. and so we must admit and acknowledge that many of these men enslaved people to work that land or benefited from the practice. and so you may ask yourself, how did these men reckon sail that conflict of fighting for their own liberty against the king and against parliament, while at the same time denying liberty to other people? now you hear that contradiction in mr. henry speech today when he refers to england threatening the colony is with chains and slavery and in fact, in 1773, patrick henry himself wrote who would believe that i am the master of slaves of my own purchase. i, i will not condone. and yet mr. henry an