hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed.t who said what and misleading editing on campaign films. how is the bbc dealing with the heat already being generated, in this general election campaign? and what do viewers want to see from the bbc election coverage, over the next five weeks? you might‘ve thought it had begun long ago already. but wednesday marked the official start of the general election campaign. and in news coverage, the initial focus was largely on the conservatives. and on boris johnson. he may have waited his life for this, but is he ready for what waits? camera shutters clicking. a cacophony wherever he goes. a leader who irritates but can inspire. good afternoon. the risk—ta ker, asking for you to put faith in him. michael mcdonald thought he knew what to expect from the audience reaction this week. well, those complaints certainly have been coming in. this with the initial focus on the troubled start the conservative campaign. on the morning of its launch, the welsh secretary, alun cairns resigned, over cla

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ournalistic coup but did bbc news keep the story in its headlines for too long this week? and watched by generations of children when they get home from school, why does newsround plan to drop its teatime television broadcast? since it emerged that prince andrew knew the late convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein, questions have mounted over the extent of his involvement with him and the nature of their relationship. so when it was announced that newsnight had secured announced that newsnight had secured an interview with the duke of york there was a significant degree of anticipation and when the programme was broadcast on saturday, jaws dropped even more. you were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. it was a convenient place to stay. i mean, i have gone through this in my mind so many times. at the end of the day, with the benefit of all of the hindsight that one could have, it was definitely the wrong thing to do. but at the time, i felt it was the honourable and right

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ed in hotly disputed claims from politicians, how well is the bbc‘s reality check doing in establishing the truth? and... i think it's absolutely vital. applause. ..the bbc apologised for cutting question time audience laughter at borisjohnson in a news report. but why did they edit it out? first, the big media confrontation of the week making newspaper headlines the next day was tuesday's interview by andrew neil with jeremy corbyn. here's the labour leader's response when invited to make a report —— here's the labour leader's response when invited to make an apology to the british jewish community. i don't want anyone to be feeling insecure in our society. and our government will protect every community... so no apology? ..against the abuse they receive on the trains come on the streets. so no apology? ..or in any other form of life. let's try one more time. no apology? hold on, andrew. can i explain what i want to do? you've been given plenty of time to apologise. i don't want anyon

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.isjohnson laying a wreath at the cenotaph came to be shown on monday morning. was the failure to show this correct footage error, or conspiracy? we ask the editor of breakfast. remembrance sunday is always a significant day in the news calendar with a solemn ceremony at the cenotaph in london driven by a century of tradition. wreaths are laid by members of the royal family and the leaders of political parties, and how the latter do so, particularly during an election campaign, it's bound to be the object of scrutiny. the prime minister faced criticism on a number of grounds — for stepping out of line too early, for wearing a blue rather than a black suit, for having his coat undone, and for apparently laying his wreath upside down. but there was nothing compared to the criticism of the following morning's bbc breakfast when they broadcast this. the conservatives have pledged new protections to protect soldiers from legal actions against accusations of wrongdoing on the battlefield, and

now it's time for viewers' comments about bbc news coverage, in newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samirahmed. the strange hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samir ahmed. the strange tale of how three—year—old footage with borisjohnson how three—year—old footage with boris johnson laying a how three—year—old footage with borisjohnson laying a wreath at the cenotaph came to the showdown monday morning. was the failure to show the correct footage failure or conspiracy? —— error or conspiracy? remembrance sunday is always a significant day in the news calendar, with a solemn ceremony at the cenotaph in london, driven by a century of tradition. wreath s are laid by the royalfamily century of tradition. wreath s are laid by the royal family and century of tradition. wreath s are laid by the royalfamily and leaders political parties, and particularly during an election campaign it's bound to be the object of scrutiny foot of this year the prime minister faced criticism on a number of grounds, for stepping out of line too early, for wearing a b

now it‘s time for viewers‘ comments about bbc news coverage, in newswatch with samira ahmed.ld footage with borisjohnson how three—year—old footage with boris johnson laying a how three—year—old footage with borisjohnson laying a wreath at the cenotaph came to the showdown monday morning. was the failure to show the correct footage failure or conspiracy? —— error or conspiracy? remembrance sunday is always a significant day in the news calendar, with a solemn ceremony at the cenotaph in london, driven by a century of tradition. wreath s are laid by the royalfamily

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now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed.ready, but wednesday marked the official start of the general election campaign. and in news coverage, the initial focus was largely on the conservatives and on boris johnson. he may have waited his life for this, but is he ready for what waits? cameras click. a cacophony wherever he goes. cameras click. a leader who irritates but can inspire. good afternoon. a risk—taker asking for you to put faith in him. michael mcdonald thought he knew what to expect from the audience reaction this week. well, those complaints have certainly been coming in, with the initial focus on the troubled start to the conservative campaign. on the morning of its launch, the welsh secretary alun cairns resigned over claims he knew about a former aide's role in the sabotage of a rape trial. and on tuesday, the leader of the house jacob rees—mogg apologised after comments he had made about the grenfell tower fire. the way that story was reported on the bbc annoyed maria shortall, who thought: chris wilkins agre

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.upside down. but that was as nothing compared to the reaction to the following morning‘s breakfast when they broadcast this. the conservatives and labour will mark armistice day today by announcing new measures for the armed forces. the conservatives have pledged new protections to protect soldiers from legal actions against accusations of wrongdoing on the battlefield, and labour says it will increase pay for the armed forces and improve accommodation. the liberal democrats have announced a £10,000 skills training. those pictures, shown three times during monday morning‘s breakfast during the news summary, were in fact from 2016 when borisjohnson was foreign secretary, carrying a green wreath inside of a red one, and lined up alongside then prime minister theresa may and other politicians no longer in post. a number of viewers spotted that there was something wrong. it looked rather different to the live broadcast the day before, where, if i‘m perfectly honest, mrjohnson looked a bit

hello, and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.next day was tuesday's interview by andrew neil with jeremy corbyn. here's the labour leader's response when invited to make an apology to the britishjewish community. i don't want anyone to be feeling insecure in our society and our government will protect every community... so no apology? ..against the abuse they receive on the streets, on the trains, or in any other... so no apology for how you've handled this? ..or in any other form of life. try one more time. no apology? now, hang on a minute. andrew, can i explain what we're trying to do? you have! and you've been given plenty of time to do it. i asked you if you wanted to apologise, and you haven't. andrew, i don't want anyone to go through what anyone has gone through... and you've said that several times. i understand that, mr corbyn. i was asking you about an apology. it was, by all accounts, a robust encounter — too much so for some reviewers, including pat tinker, who recorded her response to andrew neil's approach on video

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed.ad secured an interview with the duke of york, there was a significant degree of anticipation. and when the programme was broadcast on saturday, jaws dropped even more. you were staying at the house of a convicted sex offender. sighs. it was a convenient place to stay. i mean, i've gone through this in my mind so many times. at the end of the day, um, with the benefit of all of the hindsight that one could have, um, it was definitely the wrong thing to do. um, but at the time, i felt it was the honourable and right thing to do. the general verdict was that the prince had done himself no favours in what many considered to be a pr disaster. but newsnight was widely praised for its coup, with someone tweeting as cabal of corruption posting this: neil robertson agreed: but others raised objections, with mike owens declaring: margaret eales echoed that. and richard spooner pleaded: if one of newsnight‘s aims was to set the news agenda, that was certainly achieved, with the duke of york rema