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Reporting Ebola
What is the BBC's "dual role" when it comes to covering the Ebola outbreak story?
How can the BBC cover the Ebola outbreak without endangering its journalists? BBC Africa's Vera Kwakofi tells Rajan Datar, and explains how in these situations the BBC has a "dual role" to cover the story, and disseminate health information to the public.
Plus, your comments and emails about reporting the Gaza conflict and further comments about the proposed end of World Have Your Say.
Image: Members of the Guinean Red Cross distribute information leaflets during an awareness campaign on Ebola in April. Credit: Getty
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