welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. viewers say they want policy information, not personal insults. but has the bbc‘s general election coverage already got mired in mudslinging — mostly against jeremy corbyn? and criticisms too about how both french presidential candidates have been described on air. although the general election campaign still hasn't officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. all the party leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. after some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the liberal democrats told the bbc‘s eleanor garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin.

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.nsults. but has the bbc‘s general election coverage already got mired in mudslinging — mostly against jeremy corbyn? and criticisms too about how both french presidential candidates have been described on air. although the general election campaign still hasn't officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. all the party leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. after some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the liberal democrats told the bbc‘s eleanor garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin. i was asked the question early on and i didn't want to get into a series of questions, unpicking the theology of the bible. isn't itjust that it's your christian belief and you didn't want to admit it? no, that's not the case. what i want is to make sure that we deal with something that's become an issue. so this is blatant electioneering? it's a sense of understanding that the question

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.e bbc playing down the views of unhappy remainers, like the tens of thousands who marched through london last weekend? plenty of complaints too that bbc news is far too negative about leaving, so how do you cover this incendiary subject impartially? 60 years ago last saturday the treaty of rome, the founding agreement of what came the european union, was signed. the anniversary was marked across europe, at a march anniversary was marked across europe, ata march in anniversary was marked across europe, at a march in london that date was less a celebration than a paint processed against the decision for britain to leave the eu. —— pained protest. after the violence, a protest with peace and love at the heart. thousands made their way to parliament square. many like this pensioner had never protested before. many of her generation voted to leave in the referendum, but she sees that as a disaster for her home city of that. —— of london. that report ran on bbc london news, but bbc one‘s nat

with me, samira ahmed.ets an independent and external regulator, what difference will that make to viewers concerned about whether news coverage is fairand impartial? and... so what does britain think? are we on the brink of a bright new dawn, or might we sink? a measured analysis of brexit from david dimbleby in the form of a rap. first, one of the survivors of the westminster attack a couple of weeks ago, melissa cochrane, gave an emotional interview to the bbc on wednesday. her husband was killed and she herself was badly injured. here's a clip from that. melissa cochrane has spoken exclusively to fiona bruce. kurt was probably the best man i have ever met. he was... sweet and kind. and, i'm extremely proud of him. i'm very happy that the world now knows what a wonderful man he was. two viewers recorded their thoughts on that for us. they were divided about the interview itself, but united in their condemnation of how it was described and promoted on air. can someone please explain to me what it means wh

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.wers say they want policy information, not personal insults. but has the bbc‘s general election coverage already got mired in mudslinging — mostly against jeremy corbyn? and criticisms too about how both french presidential candidates have been described on air. although the general election campaign still hasn't officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. all the party leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. after some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the liberal democrats told the bbc‘s eleanor garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin. i was asked the question early on and i didn't want to get into a series of questions, unpicking the theology of the bible. isn't itjust that it's your christian belief and you didn't want to admit it? no, that's not the case. what i want is to make sure that we deal with something that's become an issue. so this is blatant electioneer

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.marched through london last weekend? plenty of complaints too that bbc news is far too negative about leaving, so how do you cover this incendiary subject impartially? 60 years ago last saturday the treaty of rome, the founding agreement of what became the european union, was signed. the anniversary was marked across europe, but a march in london that day was less a celebration than a pained protest against the decision for britain to leave the eu. reporter: after the violence a few, short days ago, a protest with peace and love at its heart. thousands made their way to parliament square. many, like pensioner jacqueline skelton, had never protested before. many of her generation voted to leave in the referendum, but she sees that as a disaster for her home city of london. that report, which went on to hear from a number of those at the demonstration, ran on bbc london news, but bbc 0ne's national network bulletins mentioned the march only in passing, with just ten seconds or so of foot

welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.nch presidential candidates have been described on air. although the general election campaign still hasn't officially started, there was no doubt this week about where the focus of politicians and broadcasters lay. all the party leaders were out on the stump and facing questions on a wide variety of subjects. after some pressure on the issue, tim farron of the liberal democrats told the bbc‘s eleanor garnier that he did not believe gay sex was a sin. i was asked the question early on and i didn't want to get into a series of questions, unpicking the theology of the bible. isn't itjust that it's your christian belief and you didn't want to admit it? no, that's not the case. what i want is to make sure that we deal with something that's become an issue. so this is blatant electioneering? it's a sense of understanding that the question was asked to me a week ago, i don't think people want political party leaders telling them what is and isn't sin. some viewers thought that line of questi

now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. the bbc gets an external regulator.asured analysis of brexit from david dimbleby. it's in the form of a rap. first, one of the survivors of the westminster attack a couple of weeks ago gave an emotional interview to the bbc on wednesday. her husband curt was killed and she herself was badly injured. here is a clip from that night's news at ten. melissa cochran has spoken exclusively to my colleague fiona bruce. curt was probably the best man i have ever met. he was sweet and kind and i'm extremely proud of him and i'm very happy that the world now knows what a wonderful man he was. two viewers recorded their thoughts on that for us. they were divided about the interview, but united in their condemnation of how it was described and promoted on air. can someone please explain to me what it means when hugh edwards prefaces a news report with an expression "exclusive report"? the interview was very emotionally charged. and, but handled sensitively by fiona bruce, but i feel the interview was cheapened by this out of date ex

now on bbc news, it is time for newswatch, with samira ahmed. as bbc news embarks on covering another general election campaign, how much attention should be given to the views of people like brenda from bristol? not another one. oh, for god's sake! i can't stand this. and correspondentjohn sudworth on the challenges of reporting from north korea, surrounded by government minders. myjob is to work out how far i can push being a nuisance and an annoyance without getting me or my team into difficulty. tuesday morning saw one of those moments when, after an hour of speculative gossip, almost everyone here in broadcasting house listened to an announcement, takes a deep breath and embarks on a period of frenzied, journalistic activity which, in this case, could last for seven weeks. here is the bombshell. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a general election, to be held on the 8th ofjune. all day, reporters and presenters flocked to downing street. 0ccasionally there was some activity. mrjohn