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Reporting the Middle East

What listeners thought of the BBC World Service's reports on the events in the Middle East. We ask the BBC’s director of news content about the use of language.

The past week’s unprecedented violence between the militant group Hamas and Israel have once again thrown the spotlight on the difficulties and challenges of reporting on the Middle East.

Listeners share their thoughts on how the BBC World Service has reported the deadly events. We ask the BBC’s director of news content, Richard Burgess, about the use of language and the pressures news programmes face in handling a fast-moving story.

Presenter: Rajan Datar
Producer: Howard Shannon.
A Whistledown production for the BBC World Service

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9 minutes

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Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:50GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East

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  • Sat 14 Oct 2023 08:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
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    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
  • Sun 15 Oct 2023 17:50GMT
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    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & BBC Afghan Radio
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    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa
  • Mon 16 Oct 2023 02:50GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & Europe and the Middle East

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