one of our viewers, richard spooner, contacted us recently about this and recorded this video with hisy, bbc news has headlined tragic events with substantial loss of life — the jewish festival and the mexico city metro disaster, for example. over the same period, civilian deaths of the same magnitude have occurred in the caucasus, burkina faso and the death of the chadean president. none of these get any further than the news website. so death is news, but not always. a similar approach appears to pertain to uk murders. some cases catch the imagination of the news editors whilst the majority don't apparently merit a mention, so what is the difference? it's probably the availability of validated video. television news seems to demand obligatory video footage, plus a correspondent, often superfluous. lost lives have the same value, so if it's newsworthy, they should have equal footing and not be squeezed by the schedule, geographic location or video availability. news is ephemeral, but its consequences can be long—lasting. do let us know your thoughts on what we're covering in this prog

one of our viewers, richard spooner, contacted us recently about this and recorded this video with hisvideo availability. news is ephemeral, but its consequences can be long—lasting. do let us know your thoughts on what we're covering in this programme, or on any aspect of bbc news. details of how to contact us at the end of the programme. now, for some of your other comments this week. prince harry featured on bbc news again on friday — just the latest of many recent stories on the bbc about an increasingly divisive figure. the next episode of prince harry's new mental health series has been released on apple tv. the latest instalment, called the me you can't see: a path forward, sees prince harry and oprah winfrey reunited. in his written statement last night, prince harry said the media's culture of exploitation and unethical practices had ultimately killed his mother. harry continues to be open about his own mental health, issues which have their roots in the events of the '90s. back in the states, - on a podcast, he has again made his own tracks. when it comes to parenting, if i'v