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Newswatch

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  • 1 Oct 07, 12:29 PM

In this week's Newswatch, the programme which discusses viewers' complaints about BBC TV News, home editor Mark Easton, defends a recent report that was criticised for making too much of a link between migrants and crime.

Also on the programme, Ben Rich, a deputy editor of daytime news, discussed why a story about a baby who was born with the help of a 999 operator was newsworthy.

You can watch Newswatch here.

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BBC in the news, Monday

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  • 1 Oct 07, 09:29 AM

Daily Telegraph: "A top BBC Radio 5 presenter was rejected as a replacement for John Humphrys on the Today programme allegedly because he was not posh enough." (link)

The Times: Reports that the Nicholas Sarkozy would like the French broadcasting system to be modelled on the BBC. (link)

The Guardian: Interview with Radio 4 controller, Mark Damazer, as the station celebrates its 40th birthday. (link)

The Independent: Rageh Omaar writes about his mentor, George Alagiah. (link)

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